St. Petersburg's Severnaya Verf shipyard floated out on March 31 the Project 20380 Soobrazitelny corvette.
St. Petersburg's Severnaya Verf shipyard floated out on March 31 the Project 20380 Soobrazitelny corvette. The warship, featuring stealth technology, is designed to protect Russia’s coastal waters and to provide artillery support for beach landings.
The Soobrazitelny is the second Project 20380 corvette designed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau and features innovative solutions regarding hull design, armament, communications and electronics
The corvette can be deployed to destroy enemy surface ships, submarines and aircraft, and uses stealth technology to reduce the ship's secondary radar field, as well as its acoustic, infrared, magnetic and visual signatures
“This ship has been built using the most advanced naval shipbuilding technologies,” Commander of the Baltic Fleet Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov said at the floating out ceremony
Russia plans to have up to 30 vessels of this class to ensure the protection of its coastal waters, as well as its oil and gas transportation routes, especially in the Black and Baltic seas.
Two other ships of the same series, the Boyky and the Stoyky, are under construction at the Severnaya Verf shipyard. Each corvette has a displacement of 2,000 metric tons, maximum speed of 27 knots, and a crew of 100.
