Gromkiy (335) (Project 20381)

History

Project 20380/20385 Frigates (more precisely, multi-purpose short-range frigates) were designed to fill the gaps in the coastal defense forces. Type 20380 frigates can be used to destroy enemy surface ships, submarines and aircraft, and provide artillery support for beach landings.

It uses stealth technology to reduce the ship's secondary radar field, as well as its acoustic, infrared, magnetic and visual signatures. The ship is designed to be used in close quarters and against enemy surface and underwater vehicles, as well as to provide artillery support to naval forces during amphibious operations.

The displacement is 2,000 tons, the total length is 100 meters, the width is 13 meters, the cruising time is 4,000 nautical miles, and the crew (including the helicopter service group) is 100 people. The frigate can be equipped with a 100mm universal artillery system from the St.

Petersburg Arsenal Machinery Plant, a Kashtan air defense missile system, hypersonic missiles for attacking targets as low as 10 km and two AK-630 automatic gun mounts.

Nuclear submarines of all types have been the mainstay of the Navy since Soviet times. However, in base exits and some other situations, they are very vulnerable to attack by foreign submarines. Likewise, foreign submarines pose a major threat to domestic surface ships and ships, and in order to make it difficult for any enemy to operate in the offshore area, the Soviet Union built a large number of small anti-submarine ships - MPCs. Despite their small size and displacement, these boats proved to be very effective anti-submarine warfare in our specific conditions.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the renewal of the fleet stopped, and the modernization of previously built ships was not carried out. In this context, the number of IPCs has steadily decreased and Russia's vulnerability to foreign submarines has increased.

Multi-purpose patrol ships are called ships of the 21st century. Experts believe that with the advent of the most modern, compact and effective weapons, there is a growing demand for such small "stealth" ships. According to the military, the new frigate will be a major event in the global shipbuilding industry.

The new ship's name is "Steregushchy" or "Guarding".

In April 2001, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov, announced that the Navy was starting construction of the new Project 2038.0 frigate. This is apparently the first concrete indication of the existence of this previously unproven project. At the end of 2001, her first ship was built for the Russian Navy at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St.

Petersburg. Frigates of this type are also built for Coast Guard units. The design for the 2,000-ton frigate was developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau. Almaz was selected as six other competitors to develop the Project 2038.0 curriculum.

Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau is a leading manufacturer of patrol boats for border guards and customs services.

Specification

BASICS

Year of Service

2018

Origins

Russia

Status

In service

supplement

90

staff

Class information

Class

Steregushchiy class

Class Size

24

ships

Class

Stregusch (530); Soobraziteinyy (531); Borgi (532); Solshinny (333); Storgi (545); Aldar Zidenzabov; Rezky

Operator

Russia

Roles

Offshore Operations

Nearshore activities in support of Allied activities.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

343. 0 feet

104.55m

Ray

38. 0 feet

11.58m

Draft

12. 0 feet

3.66m

Shift

2,000

t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

CODAD (Combined Diesel and Diesel) propulsion scheme: 4 x Kolomna 16D49 diesel engines, 23,664 hp, on 2 axles under the stern.

Surface Speed

27. 0 kts

(31. 1 mph)

Range

3,823 nm

(4,400 mi | 7,081 km)

kts = knots | mph = miles-per-hour | nm = nautical miles | mi = miles | km = kilometers1 kts = 1. 15 mph | 1 nm = 1. 15 mi | 1 nm = 1. 85 km

ARMAMENT

1 x 100mm A-190 Arsenal OR 1 x 130mm A-192 turreted deck gun. 2 x 4-cell Uran Kh-35 (SS-N-35) surface-to-surface missile launchers. 12 x Redut Vertical Launch Systems (VLSs). 2 x AK-630M Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWSs). 2 x 330mm quadruple torpedo launchers. 2 x 14. 5mm MTPU heavy machine guns.

AIRCRAFT

1 x Kamov Ka-27 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) helicopter launched and retrieved from the stern helipad. Full-service hangar facilities included.