Russian corvette Gromkiy
 Gromkiy on 25 December 2018
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Gromkiy |
| Builder | Amur Shipyard, Komsomolsk-on-Amur |
| Laid down | 17 February 2012 |
| Launched | 28 July 2017 |
| Commissioned | 25 December 2018 |
| Homeport | Vladivostok |
| Identification | Pennant number: 335 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Steregushchiy-class corvette |
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| Length | 104.5 m (343 ft) |
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| Draught | 3.7 m (12 ft) |
| Installed power | 380/220 V AC, 50 Hz, 4x630 kW diesel genset |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft CODAD, 4 Kolomna 16D49 diesels 23,664 hp (17.6 MW) |
| Speed | 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Endurance | 15 days |
| Complement | 90 |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Gromkiy is a Steregushchiy-class corvette of the Russian Navy.
Development and design[edit]
The Steregushchiy-class corvettes have a steel hull and composite material superstructure, with a bulbous bow and nine watertight subdivisions. They have a combined bridge and command centre, and space and weight provision for eight SS-N-25 missiles. Stealth technology was widely used during construction of the ships, as well as 21 patents and 14 new computer programs. Newest physical field reduction[clarification needed] solutions were applied too. As a result, designers considerably reduced the ship's radar signature thanks to hull architecture and fire-resistant radar-absorbent fiberglass applied in tophamper's design.[1]
The Kashtan CIWS on the first ship was replaced in subsequent vessels by 12 Redut VLS cells containing 9M96E medium-range SAMs of the S-400 system. SS-N-27 (Kalibr type missiles) will be fitted to a larger domestic version, Project 20385.[2]
The export version known as Project 20382 Tigr carries either eight supersonic SS-N-26 (P-800 Oniks) anti-ship missiles or sixteen subsonic SS-N-25 'Switchblade' (Kh-35E Uran). It also carries two twin-tube launchers for 533mm heavy torpedoes. The A-190E 100mm gun first used in the Talwar-class frigates is controlled by a 5P-10E system that can track four targets simultaneously. Protection from air attacks is provided by the Kashtan CIWS and eight mounts for the SA-N-10 'Grouse' (9K38 Igla) SAM.[3]
Construction and career[edit]
Gromkiy was laid down on 17 February 2012, and launched on 28 July 2017 by Amur Shipyard in Komsomolsk.[4][5] On February 7, 2018, the ship's readiness was 84%. At the end of May, the crew arrived at the Amur shipyard. In June, the occupation of the ship was started to ensure its sea trials and acceptance of the ship from the shipbuilder. In August, he was transferred to Vladivostok for testing. She was commissioned on 25 December 2018.[6]
On 15 November 2019, Gromkiy conducted a live fire test in the Sea of Japan.[7]
Between 3 and 10 June 2022, Gromkiy, along with destroyer Admiral Panteleyev, corvettes Sovershennyy, Aldar Tsydenzhapov and intelligence ship Marshal Krylov, took part in naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean. More than 40 warships and support vessels, as well as around 20 aircraft, were involved in the exercises.[8]
Gallery[edit]
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Gromkiy on 25 December 2018. -
Gromkiy on 25 December 2018. -
Gromkiy on 25 December 2018. -
Gromkiy on 25 December 2018. -
Missile launch from the corvette of the Pacific Fleet "Gromkiy"
References[edit]
- ^ "Russian Navy to Receive Corvette Boiky by Year End". Rusnavy.com. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Corvette Boikiy was launched in St. Petersburg". Rusnavy.com. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Pyadushkin, Maxim (20 August 2007). "Russian Navy Renews Surface Fleet". Aviation Week. Retrieved 10 November 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "На Амурском судостроительном заводе состоялась церемония начала строительства корвета "Громкий"" [The corvette "Gromkiy" was laid down at the Amur shipyard]. flotprom.ru (in Russian). 17 February 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "В Комсомольске-на-Амуре вывели из цеха второй корвет для Тихоокеанского флота" [In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the second corvette for the Pacific Fleet moves from the workshop]. flotprom.ru (in Russian). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Корвет "Громкий" проекта 20380 вошел в состав ВМФ России" [Project 20380 corvette "Gromkiy" joins the Russian Navy]. bmpd (in Russian). 26 December 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Episkopos, Mark (3 December 2019). "Meet the Gromky Corvette: Russia's Newest Warship". The National Interest. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Корабли Тихоокеанского флота вернулись во Владивосток после учений в дальней морской зоне". TASS. 23 June 2022.