Corvette Stoiky (Project 20380) has successfully completed the sea part of the official tests at the battle test range of RF Navy’s Baltic Fleet, says press center of RF Ministry of Defence.
During the trials shipobuilder's acceptance team in conjunction with the ship's crew have conducted maneuvering and speed tests, checked the operation of all assemblies, systems and components, navigation and radio equipment, and armament of the ship.
The ship has conducted gun fire training at surface and air targets and landing of a Ka-27 assault helicopter on the warship deck.
The ship is currently going to Saint-Petersburg to undergo the audit at the Severnaya Verf shipyard where the onboard equipment and mechanisms will be checked and the experts and members of the state acceptance commission will assess the overall condition of the corvette, its equipment and systems.
The spares and tool kit will be handed over to the crew of the ship followed by the finishing operations. The Navy flag-raising ceremony will be held after signing of an acceptance certificate by the shipyard and the customer and the corvette will enter service with the Baltic Fleet.
The 20380 Project corvette was designed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau. The multipurpose Steregushchy class corvette of 20380 project is intended for littoral zone operations, engagement of enemy submarines and surface ships, and gun support of landing operations. Stealth technology was widely used during construction of the ships, as well as 21 patents and 14 new computer programs. Newest physical field reduction solutions were applied too. As a result, designers considerably reduced the ship's radar signature thanks to hull architecture and fire-resistant radar-absorbent fiberglasses applied in tophamper's design.