The new multi-purpose corvette with antiship missile system entered service Kamchatka PF – The Jewish Times

2015-05-25 08:41

Tatiana Luzianskaya

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The new multi-purpose corvette with antiship missile system entered service Kamchatka Pacific Fleet in August 2015.

With the stocks displayed in the dock for the completion of a multi-purpose patrol boat of project 20380 “perfect”, reports RIA «Vladnews» quoting the press service of the plant. “Perfect” will be held at the docks outfitting work, then hold the test running. After that, the corvette will be made available Kamchatka Pacific Fleet naval group.

Corvette for action in the near maritime zone of the state and combating surface ships and submarines of the enemy, as well as artillery support amphibious assault during amphibious operations .

The basis of the weapons “perfect” is anti-ship missile complex “Uranus” with a range of 130 km, and other anti-aircraft missiles. Project 20380 corvette has a displacement of 1.8 thousand. Tons, a length of 100 m, can reach speeds of 27 knots, the range autonomously up to 4 thousand. Miles. The crew – 99 people. The ship has a steel hull and superstructure of a flush, made of multilayer composite materials with the requirements of technology “stealth».

The new contours of the underwater hull possible to reduce the water resistance of the motion of the ship at a speed of about 30 knots by about 25%. Aft of the first corvette for Russian ships of this displacement is placed a hangar with a landing pad for anti-submarine helicopter Ka-27.
But the stocks have already started construction of the second modern powerful Corvette.