Flag hoisting ceremony has been held at the Steregushchy corvette at shipbuilding plant Severnaya Verf in St. Petersburg Wednesday, press center of St. Petersburg Governor reports. The event was attended by St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko, plenipotentiary of the RF President in the North-Western federal district Ilya Klebanov, the RF Navy Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Vysotski.
This multi-purpose littoral combat ship Steregushchy was designed for anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare as well as for anti-aircraft defense. The Steregushchy corvette project has been worked out by the St. Petersburg-based Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau. It is the fifth ship of the Russian Navy bearing this name. The first one won its fame during the Russian-Japanese War.
In its speech at the ceremony Valentina Matvienko noted that such a unique ship as the Steregushchy is a symbol of Russia’s revival. “Russian shipwrights have overcome difficulties and managed to preserve their scientific and industrial capacity. One of their best creations – the Steregushchy corvette – will patrol Russia’s borders. Development of defense industry is a guarantee of national security,” the Governor said.
According to Vladimir Vysotski, the series of new multi-purpose corvettes will form the core of Russia’s fleet within the near-shore zone by 2030, RIA Novosti reports. “The series of several tens of such ships will be in all fleets including that of the Far East,” the Commander-in-Chief said. He told the head corvette will be based at the Baltic Fleet in Kronshtadt.
This multi-purpose littoral combat ship Steregushchy was designed for anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare as well as for anti-aircraft defense. The Steregushchy corvette project has been worked out by the St. Petersburg-based Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau. It is the fifth ship of the Russian Navy bearing this name. The first one won its fame during the Russian-Japanese War.
In its speech at the ceremony Valentina Matvienko noted that such a unique ship as the Steregushchy is a symbol of Russia’s revival. “Russian shipwrights have overcome difficulties and managed to preserve their scientific and industrial capacity. One of their best creations – the Steregushchy corvette – will patrol Russia’s borders. Development of defense industry is a guarantee of national security,” the Governor said.
According to Vladimir Vysotski, the series of new multi-purpose corvettes will form the core of Russia’s fleet within the near-shore zone by 2030, RIA Novosti reports. “The series of several tens of such ships will be in all fleets including that of the Far East,” the Commander-in-Chief said. He told the head corvette will be based at the Baltic Fleet in Kronshtadt.