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Severnaya Verf plans to launch Project 20380 corvette Soobrazitelny late March

Severnaya Verf plans to launch Project 20380 corvette Soobrazitelny late March 02.03.2010
OJSC Severnaya Verf shipyard (affiliate of United Industrial Corporation [UIC], St. Petersburg) plans to launch Project 20380 corvette Soobrazitelny late March 2010, reported press service of UIC.

Presently, Severnaya Verf completes preparing Project 20380 corvette Soobrazitelny for launching.

Soobrazitelny is the second warship of Project 20380 and one of four corvettes being constructed at the shipyard by order of Russian Navy (lead ship was corvette Stereguschiy). Soobrazitelny was laid down in May 2003. Third order is corvette Boiky, laid down in July 2005; fourth one is corvette Stoiky, laid down in Nov 2006.

The project was developed at Almaz Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering (St. Petersburg). The project's corvette is designed for littoral zone warfare, countering opponent's surface ships and submarines, and also providing gunfire support of landing operations.

Ship's displacement is 2,000 tons; length is 100 meters; beam is 13 meters; cruising range is 4,000 nm; crew (including helicopter maintenance group) is 100 men. Corvette may be armed with 100-mm multipurpose gun systems made by St. Petersburg machinery plant Arsenal; antiaircraft missile/gun system Kashtan; supersonic missiles capable to hit low-altitude targets at the range up to 10 km; and two AK-630 automatic gun mounts. Stealth technology is also applied.

Basic product line of OJSC Severnaya Verf shipyard includes warships and different purpose merchant vessels. The customers are Russian Ministry of Defense and foreign navies, domestic and exterior organizations specialized in maritime shipping, fishing and shelf exploration.

Following vessels are currently under construction at Severnaya Verf shipyard: 3 corvettes, 2 frigates and special communications ship for Russian Navy; large ASW ship Vice Admiral Kulakov is under repair. In 2007 Severnaya Verf shipyard started execution of foreign trade contracts on repair and upgrade of four Project 1159T and 1234E escort ships for Algerian Navy. 72.19% shares of Severnaya Verf are held by United Industrial Corporation; state controls 20.96% shares through OJSC Western Shipbuilding Center.

Source: Lenta.Ru, photo: corvette Steregushy (photofile.name)

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