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Another special-purpose boat of project 21980 "Grachonok" was launched in Tatarstan, the ceremony was held at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after A.M. Gorky. This is reported by the press service of the enterprise.
Boats of project 21980 have been built in Zelenodolsk since 2008, the launched "Grachonok" is already the thirteenth built at the enterprise. It is worth noting that the laying of the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth boats "Grachonok" took place under an extended contract for their construction. The decision to extend the series of boats by three units was made in December 2019. At the moment, the Zelenodolsk SSZ has handed over to the Ministry of Defense ten boats that serve on the Black Sea and Baltic fleets, as well as as part of the Caspian Flotilla.
In addition to Zelenodolsk, boats of this project are also being built at the Vostochnaya Shipyard in Vladivostok and at the Vimpel plant in Rybinsk.
The project 21980 Grachonok anti-sabotage boat is designed to combat underwater sabotage forces and means, to support the actions of combat swimmers in the water area of the base point and on the approaches to it. It is capable of being at sea autonomously for up to five days with a cruising range of up to 200 nautical miles.
Displacement - about 140 tons, length - 30 m, width - 7.3 m, draft - 1.8 m, full speed - 23 knots, cruising range - 200 miles, autonomy - 5 days, crew - 8 people. Armament: one 14.5 mm MTPU machine gun, one DP-64 anti-sabotage grenade launcher, one DP-65 anti-sabotage grenade launcher, four Igla-type MANPADS. Electronic weapons: NRLS MR-231, GAS "Kalmar", OGAS "Anapa". There is diving equipment on board.
