Russian Navy Plans to Receive Total of 4 Gremyashchiy-Class Corvettes
16:35 30.06.2017
A total of four Gremyashchiy-class (Project
20385) stealth corvettes are planned to be built for the Russian navy, Vladimir
Tryapichnikov, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Navy Ship Building
Directorate, said Friday.
ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) – Earlier in the
day, Gremyashchy, the first vessel of the project, was floated out at
the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St Petersburg.
"The series will be brigade-size, or about four
ships. But we should not stand still… The series will be made up of four
ships, and then we will proceed to the construction of an even more
modern and powerful Project 20386 corvette," Tryapichnikov said
after the float-out ceremony.
He noted that it was rational to continue this
series of ships at the Severnaya Verf shipyard, however, the
possibility of placing orders at shipbuilding enterprises in the
Far East is also being considered.
Tryapichnikov said the Project 20385 corvettes are the
newest and most modern.
"It can be stated that, first and
foremost, it is distinguished by the energy unit… This is import
substitution, it is a new power unit that provides this ship with great
seaworthiness and high speed. And, most importantly, that it is made
in Russia," he said, adding that a multifunctional radar complex and
upgraded weapons were installed on the corvette.
The Project 20385 corvette has a length of 343 feet,
displaces 2,200 tonnes, develops speeds up to 26 knots and has an
operating range of 3,800 nautical miles at 14 knots.
Project 20386 corvettes are designed to have a
358-feet length, displace 3,400 tonnes and reach speeds of up to 30
knots. The first ship in the class has been laid down on October 28
last year and is planned to enter service by 2021.
Source: sputniknews.com
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