Also, the Project
21631 missile corvette Ingushetia is due to be put afloat in June.
MOSCOW, June 5.
/TASS/. The Project 22160 patrol boat Dmitry Rogachev will become operational
in the Russian Navy in June this year, Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai
Yevmenov said at the Navy’s enlarged board meeting on Wednesday.
"In June, a
ceremony will be held to hoist the flag and accept the Project 22160 patrol
vessel Dmitry Rogachev for service in the Navy," the Defense Ministry’s
newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda quoted the Navy chief as saying.
Also, the Project
21631 missile corvette Ingushetia is due to be put afloat in June, the Navy
chief added.
Both ships were built
at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard in Tatarstan in the Volga area.
Project 22160 and
Project 21631 ships
The Dmitry Rogachev
is the Project 22160 first serial-produced ship. The project was developed by
the Severnoye Design Bureau. The patrol vessel Dmitry Rogachev was earlier
expected to be accepted for service in the Russian Navy in early 2019.
Project 22160 ships
are primarily designated to defend and protect the maritime economic zone. The
patrol ships also capable of accomplishing escort and anti-piracy missions and
performing search and rescue operations.
The patrol vessels of
this Project have their sea endurance of 60 days. They can develop a speed of
30 knots and operate within a range of 6,000 nautical miles. The Project 22160
lead vessel Vasily Bykov was laid down at the end of February 2014. The
Project’s second-built and first serial-produced vessel Dmitry Rogachev had its
keel laid in the summer of 2014. The Zelenodolsk Shipyard plans to deliver six
Project 22160 ships to the Russian Navy by 2020.
Project 21631
Buyan-M-class small missile ships feature increased water displacement and are
equipped with the latest Kalibr-NK standardized precision missile system
designated to strike naval and coastal targets.
As was reported
earlier, Project 21621 ships that will number 12 vessels of this series are
expected to be upgraded and armed with new radio-technical equipment and air
defense capabilities.
Source: ITAR-TASS
05-06-2019
