Steregushchiy-class corvette
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| Steregushchiy-class corvette | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steregushchiy-class corvette |
| Caption | The lead ship, Steregushchiy (530), in 2015. |
| Builders | Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg |
| Operators | Russian Navy |
| Class before | None |
| Class after | Gremyashchiy-class corvette |
| Subclasses | Project 20380, Project 20381, Project 20385 |
| Built range | 2001–present |
| In service range | 2007–present |
| In commission | 2007–present |
| Planned | 22 |
| Completed | 11 |
| Active | 11 |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | 2,200 tons full load |
| Length | 104.5 m |
| Beam | 13 m |
| Draught | 3.7 m |
| Propulsion | 4 × Kolomna 16D49 diesel engines, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 27 knots |
| Range | 4,000 nmi at 14 knots |
| Complement | 99 |
| Sensors | Furke-2 3D air search radar, Zarya-ME sonar suite, Monument targeting radar |
| Armament | 1 × 100mm A-190 Arsenal gun, 2 × AK-630 CIWS, 8–16 × Kalibr or Zircon cruise missiles, 2 × Igla SAM launchers, 2 × 4 330mm torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Kamov Ka-27 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar |
Steregushchiy-class corvette. The Steregushchiy-class, designated Project 20380 by the Russian Navy, is a class of multi-role corvettes designed for littoral and blue-water operations. Developed as a successor to aging Soviet Navy designs like the Grisha-class corvette, these ships form a core component of the modern Russian surface fleet. They are primarily constructed at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in Saint Petersburg and are noted for their stealth features and potent armament.
Design and development
The design phase, initiated in the late 1990s under the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau, aimed to create a versatile platform for the Baltic Fleet and Pacific Fleet. The project sought to replace older vessels with a modern warship capable of anti-surface, anti-submarine, and anti-air warfare. Key development challenges included integrating new stealth technology and a modular combat system. The class later evolved into improved variants, including the Project 20381 with enhanced sensors and the Project 20385 which features a more advanced missile system and the Redut air defense system.
Description
The hull incorporates radar-absorbent material and angled surfaces to reduce its radar cross-section. The integrated mast houses the primary sensors, including the Furke-2 air search radar and the Monument fire control radar. Armament is centered on the UKSK vertical launch system, capable of firing 3M-54 Kalibr land-attack cruise missiles or the hypersonic 3M-22 Zircon. For point defense, it employs the AK-630 close-in weapon system and 9K38 Igla man-portable air-defense systems. The ship also carries a Paket-NK anti-torpedo system and can operate a Kamov Ka-27 helicopter from its enclosed hangar.
Ships of the class
The lead ship, Steregushchiy (530), was commissioned into the Baltic Fleet in 2007. Subsequent units include Soobrazitelny (531), Boikiy (532), and Stoikiy (545). The first unit for the Pacific Fleet was Sovershennyy (333), followed by Gromkiy (335) and Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov (339). The advanced Project 20385 subclass includes the lead ship Gremyashchiy (337) and Provorniy. Several more hulls, such as Rezkiy and Strogiy, are under construction or fitting out at Severnaya Verf and the Amur Shipbuilding Plant.
Operational history
Steregushchiy conducted its first major deployment to the Atlantic Ocean in 2013. Ships of the class have regularly participated in major exercises like Ocean Shield and Kavkaz. In 2016, the corvette Soobrazitelny (531) launched 3M-54 Kalibr missiles against targets in Syria during the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war. Units from the Pacific Fleet, including Gromkiy (335), have undertaken long-range voyages to the South China Sea and participated in joint drills with the People's Liberation Army Navy.
Operators
The sole operator is the Russian Navy. The vessels are divided between two primary fleets: the Baltic Fleet, headquartered in Baltiysk and Kronstadt, and the Pacific Fleet, based in Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Future deliveries are expected to bolster these fleets further, with potential assignments to the Black Sea Fleet or Northern Fleet also under consideration.
Category:Corvette classes Category:Ships of the Russian Navy Category:Project 20380 corvettes