Project 2038.0: Steregushchy Corvette

No, that one's been upgraded for Sea-Ceptor which doesn't need illuminators.

Edit: one from aboard

hoom wrote:No, that one's been upgraded for Sea-Ceptor which doesn't need illuminators.

I stand corrected, thanks for the info!

Russia’s Pacific Fleet to get cutting-edge corvette

The Gromky is the second Project 20380 corvette built specially for the Pacific Fleet under the rearmament program

KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR, June 30. /TASS/. Russia’s Pacific Fleet will get the advanced Project 20380 corvette Gromky soon, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said on Saturday.

"We hope that during the month one corvette will get to the delivery base in Vladivostok for acceptance," Krivoruchko told reporters.

The Gromky is the second Project 20380 corvette built specially for the Pacific Fleet under the rearmament program.

Project 20380 warships are green-water multirole corvettes developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau (St. Petersburg) and designed to fight enemy surface ships and submarines, provide artillery support for marines in amphibious assault operations by way of delivering missile and artillery strikes against combat ships and vessels at sea and at naval bases and to carry out patrols in their area of responsibility for the purpose of sea blockade.

The corvette measures 104.5 meters in length and 13 meters in width and displaces 2,200 tonnes. The warship develops a speed of up to 27 knots (about 50 km/h) and has an operational range of 3,500 nautical miles (about 6,400 km). The corvette can carry a Kamov Ka-27 helicopter.


More:
http://tass.com/defense/1011541

Boiky & Stoiky seem to have just done a lap round the UK, they arrived back to Kaliningrad early July I believe & no English Channel hoohah.

Sovershennyy heading out of Vladivostok






Also apparently 2nd Pacific ship has been moved by barge/dock to Dalzavod in June.

Gremyashchy supposedly to start sea trials with weapons launch Onyks anti ship missile from 16 august 2018 till 30 september 2018 with final delivery to the navy taking part in october 2018.

https://flotprom.ru/2018/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%84%D1%8C24/

Status

Still lots of scaffolding (& kinda scary wonky), at first glance looks like still a long way to go before starting trials but on closer inspection most of the antennae & other bits are installed so may actually be pretty close.

Even if they start trials tomorrow it seems doubtful to be at weapons testing stage by 16 Aug though.

hoom wrote:Status
Still lots of scaffolding (& kinda scary wonky), at first glance looks like still a long way to go before starting trials but on closer inspection most of the antennae & other bits are installed so may actually be pretty close.

Even if they start trials tomorrow it seems doubtful to be at weapons testing stage by 16 Aug though.

I have my doubts too. Sea trials will likely move to the first half of 2019 based on the status in that pic.

The weapons are standard, but some of the electronics are new.

Its 20385, the weapons are not standard: 8* UKSK behind the gun & 2*8 Redut, one either side of the hangar aft.
Electronics is the new Zaslon multi-frequency AESA system http://www.zaslon.com/en/node/115

If it actually works as advertised its gonna have a very impressive capability.

Exactly.

People are still behind the times on the issues pertaining to these ships. It was last year I believe it was said that Redut was working. Shoigu said by October. In the end, it was the engines. Engines are and still happen to be a major issue for Russia only because Ukraine got the plant, and Russia just continued to either buy from them or Germany. Things have changed. So now they are trying to rush development of their own.

USKS and Redut (standard missile) are already tested.

Oh Apologies for misinterpreting, thought you meant standard as in the same as 20380.

20380s really are good looking

(Pacific boat)

Boiky preparing for Navy parade



Boiky & Stoiky June trip returned 7 July. http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/5355013
Says 'more than 3000 nautical miles -> about perfect fit for a circumnavigation of GB.

Best pic yet of Gremy

The Russian are building some very pretty ships of late. None of the akward lines of the Soviet Navy.

Corvette "Gromky" transferred from the Amur Shipyard to the delivery base in Vladivostok

According to the web-resource DVhab.RU with reference to the press service of PJSC "Amur Shipbuilding Plant" (ASZ, Komsomolsk-on-Amur), on August 14, 2018, a towing from the Amur Shipbuilding Plant began to the new delivery facility of the Zeya floating dock in Vladivostok with Project 20380 (factory number 2102) in it. Thus, the main stage of construction of the second Pacific corvette of this project was completed.





https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3304260.html

Its arrived, bunch of pics at https://www.newsvl.ru/vlad/2018/08/31/173220/

hoom wrote:20380s really are good looking

(Pacific boat)

Boiky preparing for Navy parade



Boiky & Stoiky June trip returned 7 July. http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/5355013
Says 'more than 3000 nautical miles -> about perfect fit for a circumnavigation of GB.

Plain 20380s are lacking dedicated AA defence, but 20385/6 already has much more capable system.

A super HD profile pic via Balancer, stitched together from several smaller pics
https://2018.f.a0z.ru/08/31-6623265-untitled-panorama1.jpg
Has suffered quite a few dings in the sides there

Gromky corvette in Vladivostok

GarryB wrote:

Says 'more than 3000 nautical miles -> about perfect fit for a circumnavigation of GB.

You calling me fat?

It is against the rules to abuse Mods...

GarryB...    

Corvette/light Frigate in Russian Navy is considered blue water vessel, but not vessel of the Ocean zone, meaning "корабль ближней морской зоны" As so, corvette of 2000 tons D must have range of at least 2000NM economical, say at 20 knots. 3000NM range is enough for such a ship, they are diesel powered and can sail at 27 knots max, as far as I know.

You calling me fat?

Well if you were comfortable with your lard-ass you wouldn't have taken offense

Would have normally used UK but figured Great Britain since Ireland as well...
British Isles?

The floating dock/undocking has produced a bunch of interesting pics
Also