Boiky corvette holds sea trials in the Baltic Sea

11.02.2013 The crew of the new Russian Stealth corvette Project 20380 Boiky under the command of captain of the 2nd Rank Sergey Lipsky continues builders sea trials in the training operations range in area of responsibility of Belomorskaya Naval Base.

Last weekend the ship performed sailing in the Baltic Sea. In February the crew conducted magnetic field and deviation measurement. Sailors will check surface, underwater and aerial targets detection system and will make a conclusion about readiness of Boiky for sea trials by applying all the fighting equipment, installed on the corvette.

Officila trials will be completed in spring. After the trials Russian naval ensign will be hoisted under the corvette and the ship will be commissioned into Baltic Fleet.

Boiky successfully completed main systems tests in its initial sea trials in Novembre 2012.

Severny Verf is due to build six of the 20380 and 20385 classes for the Russian Navy by 2018, and six larger 22350 class frigates by 2020. The 20380 class, designed by the Almaz naval design bureau, are optimised for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare and support for land operations. The class incorporates stealth technology, which has considerably reduced its radar and infra-red signatures. The 20380 class can be equipped with Kh-35 anti-ship missiles and 3M54 Klub cruise missiles, Kashtan anti-aircraft gun/missile systems, a main 100-mm gun, two 30-mm close-range air defense guns, and torpedo tubes, according to naval-technology.com. It also has a hangar and deck for operation of a Kamov Ka-27 anti-submarine warfare helicopter, and is fitted with a Vinyetka-EM towed-array sonar.