The
Steregushchiy class, Russian designation Project 20380, is a class of corvettes
being built for the Russian Navy. Designed by the Almaz Central Marine Design
Bureau, subsequent vessels were built to an improved design (Project 20385), incorporating
the Zaslon-Redut SAM system. Stealth technology was widely used during the construction
of the ships, as well as 21 patents and 14 new computer programs. The corvette
has a displacement of 1800 tons, a total of 2250 tons. The length is the largest
at 104.5 meters, width 13 meters, and maximum draft of 8,37 meters. It has a maximum
speed of 27 knots and has a cruising range of 4000 miles. The Steregushchiy-class
corvettes have a steel hull and composite material superstructure, with a bulbous
bow and nine watertight subdivisions. They have a combined bridge and command
center, and space and weight provision for eight SS-N-25 missiles. Project 20380
warships carry the Uran missile system with 8 container launching ramps and an
ammunition load consisting of eight Kh-35U antiship missiles with a firing range
of up to 260 km. The ship is armed with 100 mm A-190 Arsenal naval gun,
SAM system 3K96-3 Redut, four Kh-35, two AK-630M CIWS, and two 14.5 mm MTPU pedestal
machine guns. Corvette Retiviy laid down on 20 February 2015 and launched
on 12 March 2020 by Severnaya Verf in Saint Petersburg. The ship changed its name
to Mercury on October 15, 2021 in honor of a 19th century sailing ship of the
Black Sea fleet that distinguished itself in the 1828-1829 Russian-Turkish war. Ñommissioned
on 13 May 2023. Now in service. | Specifications |
| Displacement (tons): | | Standard: | 1800 |
| Full load: | 2250 |
| Dimensions (m): | | Length: | 104,5 |
| Beam: | 13 |
| Draft: | 5,45 (max – 8,37) |
| Speed (knots): | 27 |
| Range: | 4000 nmi (14 knots) |
| Autonomy (days): | 15 |
| Propulsion: | 2x11660 hp 1DDA-12000
diesels, 2 fixed pitch propellers, 4x630 kW ADG-630K diesel generators |
| Armament: | 2x4 KT-184
3K24 Uran anti-ship missile complex launchers (8 3M24 missiles, then 3M24UD) –
3R14N fire control system
3x4 SAM system 3K96-3 Redut launchers (32 9M96 or
9M96D missiles or 48 9M100 missiles)
SAM system 9K38 Igla (8 9M39 missiles)
1x1 100 mm A-190-01 – 5P-10-02 Puma-02 fire control system
2x6 30 mm AK-630M-6
– MR-123-02 Sfera fire control system
2x1 14,5 mm MTPU-1 Zhalo
2x4 324
mm SM-588 Paket-NK launchers (8 MTT torpedoes, M-15 anti-torpedoes)
2x2 45
mm DP-64 grenade launchers (240 SG-45, FG-45 grenades)
1 Ka-27 helicopter |
| Electronics: | 5P-20K-A
Monument-A radar complex, 5P-27M Furke-2 air/surface search radar, 2 Sandal-V
radars, 2 MR-231-2 navigational radars, MR-231 navigation radar, MR-231-2 navigation
radar, PAL-N navigation radar, TK-25-2 ESM radar system, 3 Parol IFF, MTK-201M
optical television system, Zarya-2 sonar complex, Minotavr-ISPN-M sonar, Anapa
GISZ, R-779-16 Ruberoid communication complex, Chardal-20380 complex, MG-757 Anapa-M
anti-saboteur sonar, Sigma-20380 combat information system
PK-10 Smely decoy
RL (4 KT-216 launchers) – 80 AZ-SO-50, AZ-SR-50, AZ-SOM-50, AZ-SK-50, AZ-SMZ-50
rounds (Project 20385 – Prosvet-M complex (KT-308 launcher)) |
| Complement: | 99 (14 officers) |
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