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Sunday 4 May 2014

Russian Steregushchy-class corvette 532 Boikiy 2005-

Laid down at the Severnaya Verf on 27 July 2005, launched on 15 April 2011, delivered on 15 March 2012  and commissioned on 14 May 2013 as part of the Baltic Fleet.Displacement 1.900 (full load) tons and as dimensions 104,5 x 11,1 x 3,7 metres. Horsepower 4x630KW allowing a speed of 26 knots and with a speed of 14 knots a range of 4.000 nautical miles. Her crew numbers 100 men. Fitted out with a helipad for a Ka-27 Helicopter. The armament consisted of 1-10cm gun, 2-14.5 machineguns, 32 9M96E/M or 9M100 missiles, 6 3M54Klub or 8 -3M24 Uran, 2-AK-630M CIWS systems, SS-N-29/RPK-9 Medvedka-VE anti-submarine rockets and finally 4-40cm torpedo tubes. Project 20381 an improved design of Project 20380. These ships were designed by the Almaz Central marine Design Bureau to succeed the Grisha-class and she is herself to be succeeded by the Gremyashchy-class. Suitable for coastal patrol, escort and anti submarine warfare tasks.