Russian Steregushchiy-class corvette Rezkiy starts factory trials


According to information published by Военный Осведомитель on August 12, 2022, the shipbuilders of the Amur Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) have started the factory sea trials of the corvette Rezkiy.
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Russian Vyborg Shipyard laid the Purga ice class coastguard ship of project 23550 925 001 Steregushchiy class corvette Rezkiy (Picture source: Военный Осведомитель)


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 20381), incorporating the Zaslon-Redut SAM system. The export variant is known as Project 20382 Tigr.

The ships of the Steregushchiy class are multipurpose corvettes, designed to replace the Grisha class. Such ships are used for littoral zone operations, engagement of enemy submarines and surface ships, and gun support of landing operations.

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.

The Project 20385 corvette is designed for strike missions and anti-submarine warfare. She has a displacement of 2,200 t, a length of 104.5 m, a width of 13 m, a speed of 27 knots, a range of 3,800 nautical miles, and a crew of 90 servicemen.

The ship is armed with a 100 mm A-190-01 naval gun, two AK-630M close-in weapon systems, the Kalibr missile system, the Redut surface-to-air missiles, and two x four 330 mm torpedo tubes for Paket-NK anti-submarine warfare system.