Grozny (Project 20380)

History

The Grozny is a multi-role corvette of Project 20380, the fifth serial vessel of the class built for the Russian Pacific Fleet and the ninth ship of the project overall. Its keel was laid at the Amur Shipbuilding Plant (ASZ) on 23 August 2021. The ship was launched at the plant on 24 October 2026, still in a partially unfinished state. The vessel's crew had already been formed by that time; on 5 October 2026 the crew began training, after which it was to join the plant to assist in completing the ship. The Pacific Fleet's press service stated that the corvette is to be commissioned in the coming years. At the time of the launch, the operational complement of Project 20380 corvettes in the Pacific Fleet included the Sovershenny, the Gromkiy, the Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov, and the Rezkoy.

Specifications

Project 20380 corvettes are designed for operations in the far maritime zone and are intended for anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and artillery support of naval landings. Class specifications are as follows:

• Displacement: 2,200 tonnes
• Length: 104.5 m
• Beam: 11.1 m
• Maximum speed: 27 knots
• Crew: 100

Armament: one 100 mm A-190 gun mount, two 30 mm AK-630M gun mounts, eight Kh-35 anti-ship missiles, twelve 9M96M or 9M96E surface-to-air missiles, and eight 324 mm torpedoes. The air group comprises one Ka-27PL helicopter and one Orlan-10 UAV.