Flag-hoisting ceremony has been held for the latest Grachonok-class special-purpose boat, press center of RF Ministry of Defence says.
This year two Grachonok-class special-purpose boats joined the Black Sea Fleet’s brigade of ships for the close protection of a sea area.
The flag-hoisting ceremony for the second Grachonok-class special-purpose boat is scheduled for the early 2015.
Grachonok-class special-purpose boats of Project 21980 have been built for RF Navy by Zelenodolsk Shipyard from 2008. The project developer is Vympel Design Bureau (Nizhniy Novgorod).
Basic characteristics of Project 21980 special-purpose boat: Displacement: 138 t; Dimensions: length – 31 m, beam – 7.4 m, draft – 1.85 m: Full speed: 23 knots; Operating range: 200 miles; Endurance: 5 days; Crew: 8.
Armament: Igla SAM system, 14.5-mm pedestal machine gun mount, DP-65A counter-terror grenade launcher, DP-64 grenade launcher.
Radioelectronics: MR-231 navigation radar, MT-201 optoelectronic observation system, Calmar sonar, Anapa counter-terror dipping sonar.
Besides, diving facilities are availabille onboard the craft.
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