Posted on 04/30/2016 4:57:33 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
The Gremyashchy, a sophisticated new Russian naval ship, will be equipped with domestically made engines, according to the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Project 20385 Gremyashchy corvette will get the engines before the end of May 2015, according to the Ministry.
The Russian Navy had previously planned to equip the corvette with engines produced by the German company MTU. However, like dozens of other contracts with companies from countries which imposed sanctions against Russia in 2014, these plans were scrapped.
With the four engines due to be transported to the Gremyashchy by the end of May, the warship's state trials will begin in 2017, according to the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
This multi-role ship is being built at St. Petersburg's Severnaya Verf Shipyard; it is designed for antisubmarine and surface warfare as well as for supporting land operations. The vessel is made of composite materials and incorporates stealth technology, which has considerably reduced its radar and infrared signatures.
The Gremyashchy has a crew of 99 and is equipped with artillery, missile and anti-submarine weaponry, as well as an advanced radar sytem. Its armaments include Kalibr-NK universal missiles, a Redut anti-aircraft missile system and a A-190-01 100mm gun. It also has a hangar for operating a Kamov Ka-27 antisubmarine warfare helicopter.
The 104-meter-long corvette has a full displacement of 2,200 metric tons and a maximum speed of 27 knots (about 50 kilometers) per hour.
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/russia/20160430/1038879192/russia-corvette-engines.html#ixzz47JIwBTyc
Maybe it’s just their tribute to the legacy of Prince.
New Russian uniform includes a raspberry beret.
So the engines were delivered almost a year ago now?
I can imagine how stealthy these engines really are.
Little Red Corvette, tovarisch you’re much too fast,
(Da, you are!)
Little Red Corvette, you need to find a crew that’s gonna last!
CC
I find it ironic that the main gun on the newer warships being built today is a smaller caliber than a run of the mill battle tank today.
Similar in appearance to the LCS.
And a good bit less armor than the MBT as well.
Three words to remember: Russian Quality Assurance. Makes the work of 1970s era UAW workers (Vega, Pinto, Chevette, Pacer, Gremlin ad nauseum)look like precision instruments.
...and good for standing in the purple rain.
Whew! That’s a powerful illustration. Hopefully, it’s true. The rendering of it makes it APPEAR awesome, from a distance. They copied our Space Shuttle but only used it once or twice, and then stored it, permanently. You’re making me think their shuttle was a technological POS, and that’s why they abandoned it. May their corvette have a similar future.
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UAW hall of fame products.
I find it odd that the picture shows the single gun mount off to the port side (left).
Also noteworthy is the mast up toward the bow, which appears to be in the line of fire of the gun, at least at many low angles of elevation.
Looks like some billionaires yacht, with a nice gun added for those more adventurous cruises.............
Might be to clear an access hatch to the VLS system behind it.
The Buran flew only once - unmanned - before it was destroyed.
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