A new corvette has been built for the Pacific Fleet. Yesterday, on November 1, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the first sea trials of the new corvette "Sharp" will be held on November 2 and 3.
"During the first part of the factory sea trials of the Sharp corvette, the operation of the ship's main power plants, compliance with the technical characteristics of systems and mechanisms with previously announced indicators will be checked. At the same time, during the tests, the ship's armament will be prepared for artillery and anti-aircraft missile firing, the mine-torpedo armament and the main missile complex of the ship will be prepared for test firing," the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
Corvette "Sharp" in the shop of the Amur Shipbuilding Plant
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"Sharp" is the fourth corvette of Project 20380, which the Amur Shipyard built for the Pacific Fleet. It was laid in 2016, and the deadlines were repeatedly postponed. In the summer of this year, the ship was solemnly launched.
The multipurpose corvettes of Project 20380 are ships of the near sea zone capable of fighting ships and submarines, as well as providing fire support to the marines during amphibious operations. The corvette's total displacement is about 2,200 tons, speed is 27 knots, and autonomous navigation range is up to 4,000 miles.
The armament of each of the ships of project 20380 includes an anti-ship missile system "Uranus", an anti-aircraft missile system "Redut", torpedoes, an arsenal of radar and electronic equipment, as well as large-caliber machine-gun and grenade launchers. At the stern there is a helipad with a hangar for basing the Ka-27 helicopter in the anti-submarine version.
