Sunday 30 September 2018

Karakurt-class corvette Uragan Project 22800 began state testing

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The head of the MRK Uragan Project 22800 began the state testing


The small rocket ship "Hurricane", built at the Pella plant under the project 22800, the code "Karakurt", began state tests. Mil.Press FlotProm was informed about this by the press service of the enterprise.

The main ship will be tested in the White and Baltic Seas. 


After the successful completion of the tests, "Hurricane" will go to serve in the Baltic Fleet. 

The main IRC of project 22800 "Hurricane" was laid in 2015 and planned to be transferred to the fleet in 2017, but later the construction was postponed to 2018. 

For the Russian Navy, 18 such ships will be built. 
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Small project rockets of the project 22800 were developed at the Almaz Central Design Bureau as an alternative for the delay in the construction of the frigates of the project 11356. 

The Uragan is armed, in particular, with the 76.2 mm AK-176MA caliber, 2 AK-630M artillery guns and the strike rocket complex "Caliber-NK". Displacement of ships - 800 tons, speed - 30 knots, autonomy - 15 days. Power installation of the head "Karakurt" - domestic. It includes 3 diesel engines M-507D-1 and 3 diesel generators DGAS-315 produced by PJSC "Zvezda".

Source: flotprom.ru

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