Russian corvette Steregushchiy

Steregushchiy (Russian: Стерегущий, lit.'Watchful') is the lead ship of the latest class of corvettes of the Russian Navy, the Steregushchy class. The ship was built by the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg and was laid down in December 2001, launched in May 2006 and joined the Russian Navy on 14 November 2007.

Russian corvette Steregushchiy
Russian corvette Steregushchiy
History
Russia
NameSteregushchiy
BuilderSevernaya Verf
Laid down21 December 2001
Launched16 May 2006
Commissioned14 November 2007
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeSteregushchy-class corvette
Displacement2,100 tons
Length104.5 m (343 ft)
Beam11.1 m (36 ft)
Draught3.7 m (12 ft)
Propulsion2 shaft CODAD, 4 16D49 diesels 24.000hp (17.9 MW), power supply AC 380/220 V, 50 Hz, 4x630 kW diesel genset
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), 15 days endurance
Complement100
Sensors and
processing systems
Air search radar: Furke-E 3D, E/F band
Electronic warfare
& decoys
TK-25E-5 ECM, 4 x PK-10 decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carriedHelipad for Ka-27 Helicopter

As of early 2023, the ship was reported as likely to undergo a major refit at the Kronshtadt shipyard which would incorporate Kalibr-NK cruise missiles and Redut air defense missiles. The corvette was also to receive a new power plant system during her modernization.[1]

In total, the Russian Navy have publicly announced that they expect to buy at least 20 of these ships, for all four major fleets.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Russia Navy's corvette Steregushchy to be armed with Kalibr missiles & Poliment-Redut air defense system". Navy Recognition. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ Mikhailov, Alexey; Balburov, Dmitry (21 February 2013). "Тихоокеанский флот заждался "Совершенного"" [Pacific Fleet has been waiting for "Sovershennogo"]. Izvestia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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