According to information published by Tass on December 27, 2022, Project 20380 Rezky corvette began the first stage of acceptance trials, the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) said.
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Russian Steregushchy class corvette Rezky. (Picture source: amurmedia)
Ka-27 helicopter will land on the helipad and sonars will be tested to detect underwater and surface targets. The Rezky was laid in 2016 and is the fourth warship of project 20380.
About the corvette Rezky
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 ship's full displacement and dimensions are large for a corvette, thus it is designated as a frigate by NATO.
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 centre, and space and weight provision for eight SS-N-25 missiles.
Stealth technology was widely used during construction of the ships, as well as 21 patents and 14 new computer programs. Newest physical field reduction solutions were applied too.
As a result, designers considerably reduced the ship's radar signature thanks to hull architecture and fire-resistant radar-absorbent fiberglass applied in tophamper's design.
The corvettes have a length of 104.5 m (343 ft), a beam of 13 m (43 ft), and a draught of 3.7 m (12 ft). They can reach a top speed of 27 knots (50km/h; 31 mph).
The ships are armed with 100 mm A-190 Arsenal or 130 mm A-192 naval gun, eight Kh-35 anti-ship missiles, two AK-630М CIWS, eight 330 mm torpedo tubes for Paket-NK anti-torpedo/anti-submarine torpedoes, and two 14.5 mm MTPU pedestal machine guns.
