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Russia’s Karakurt-class corvettes – slow, but forward
On August 26, the Russian Navy commissioned another corvette (formally “small missile ship”) of the project 22800 / Karakurt-class…
29 August 2024
On August 26, the Russian Navy commissioned another corvette (formally “small missile ship”) of the project 22800 / Karakurt-class…
On September 27, 2023, Amur Shipyard announced the launch ceremony for two Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvettes “Rzhev” and “Udomlya”.
The Kerch Shipyard in Crimea has floated the Karakurt-class corvette (project 22800) “Askold”. The vessel is intended for the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet.
The Black Sea fleet of the Russian Navy is to receive two latest Karakurt-class corvettes of project 22800 armed with Pantsir-M air defense this year, the Izvestia daily writes quoting Defense Ministry sources.
The Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette “Odintsovo” has passed state trials, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office said.
The Amur Shipyard in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia’s Far East held a keel laying ceremony for the Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette ‘Pavlovsk’ on 29 July. This is the 16th corvette of the Karakurt-class and it is intended for the Russian Pacific Fleet, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
Zaliv Shipyard in Crimea launched the fourth Karakurt-class corvette of project 22800, “Tsiklon” (Cyclone) on 24 July the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The Black Sea fleet is actively developing into a self-sufficient and balanced force.
The Russian Navy’s Baltic fleet will receive a series of six Karakurt-class corvettes of project 22800. Four of them will be armed with Pantsir-M air defense launchers, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov said.
The Project 22800 Karakurt-class missile corvette Odintsovo built by the Pella Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia has started dock trials to check the operation of some life support, radio navigation and communication systems and the main powerplant, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
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