Russian Navy: Status and News #5

TheArmenian wrote:Some news bits :

- The Georgy  Kurbatov minesweeper will be launched during June 2020. This is the project 12700 vessel that burned at the plant during construction. The damage has been repaired.

- The 8th project 12700 minesweeper will be laid down this summer

- Yantar  shipyard is building 2 project 11356 frigates for the Indian navy. These are the ex- Admirals Butakov and Istomin. It is now confirmed that they will have Ukrainian engines.

- The project 20380 corvette Retivy that was launched earlier this March is destined to the Black Sea fleet.

- A project 22160 class ship is very active in the East Mediterranean,  it was seen recently in the port of Tartous,  Syria. Probably the D. Rogachov.

- The veteran Smetlivy will no longer sail. She is now being fitted as a museum ship.

- The 7500 tons project 23700 Rescue vessel Voevoda will begin sea trials this fall.

- The Black Sea Fleet will receive the 3500 T project 03182 tanker Vice Admiral Pomarov at the end of this year or early next year.

TheArmenian wrote:- The 7500 tons project 23700 Rescue vessel Voevoda will begin sea trials this fall.

PapaDragon wrote:
According to latest rumors two Gorshkov frigates and two LHDs will be laid down on July 16th

PapaDragon wrote:
According to latest rumors two Gorshkov frigates and two LHDs will be laid down on July 16th

GarryB wrote:Why not?

With proper testing and hand washing and distancing they should be OK...

SeigSoloyvov wrote:

GarryB wrote:Why not?

With proper testing and hand washing and distancing they should be OK...

To be fair, when your building ships social distancing isn't much of an option. You are going to be right next to guys and you won't be washing your hands constantly.

GarryB wrote:

To be fair, when your building ships social distancing isn't much of an option. You are going to be right next to guys and you won't be washing your hands constantly.

Previously there was little reason to wash your hands constantly, but currently there is... if you want to work you follow the new rules.

And the main problem is Russia got caught up in the hoopla while other parts of the world like China, Qatar, Turkey don't care about it and even wages war.

Compared with many other countries... indeed with countries with similar rates of infection, the death rate for Russia is surprisingly low.

The Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet can now deploy its submarines to the Mediterranean. This is despite an international treaty which many thought would prevent it. The Montreux Convention, agreed in 1936, prohibits submarines from passing through the Bosporus Strait, which connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. There are exceptions in the treaty for special cases for Black Sea nations: delivery of new submarines to the Black Sea, and exits for repairs. Russia is now routinely using these clauses to reestablish a permanent submarine presence in the Mediterranean. This is changing the balance of power there.

Boo fucking hoo.... it is the Russian Navy for goodness sake... it is not fucking ISIS.

Russia should just withdraw from the Montreux treaty and sail through anything it pleases.

ultimatewarrior wrote:Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 in violation of Budapest treaty.

magnumcromagnon wrote:

ultimatewarrior wrote:Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 in violation of Budapest treaty.

Get your facts straight! U.S. Congress never ratified the Budapest Treaty only the US president signed it, which means the U.S. made it null-and-void which untied the hands of Uncle Sham. The Budpest Treaty would only be enforced if both the US and Russia RATIFIED the treaty, not just if the their leaders signed it.