The network has the first photo of patrol ships of project 22160, previously towed to Novorossiysk with the Zelenodolsk plant named. Gorky for the passage of the factory and state tests, According bmpd.
The lead ship of the series "Vasily Bykov» May 2018 year is factory sea trials, second - "Dmitry Rogachev" - is still in the demagnetization (towed to Novorossiysk in August).
"Vasily Bykov" was laid at Zelenodolsk plant in 2014 year. In August 2017 launched. In November of the same year for the completion of towed on the Kerch plant "Zaliv" (It is managed by the Zelenodolsk plant). From there in May 2018 Year towed to Novorossiysk. I planned for handover in 2017 year, However, the term was not sustained. maybe, will be commissioned before the end of this year,.
The ship was built under contract with the Ministry of Defense, dated April 2014 of the year. And in October 2014 the War Department issued Zelenodolsk plant construction contract already 5 patrol ships of project 22160.
The first production vehicle was "Dmitry Rogachev", preparing today Novorossiysk to undergo factory tests. It was founded in 2014 year and launched at the end 2017 of the year.
The main distinguishing feature of the ship is a modular assembly. Earlier it was reported about arming all or several corvettes of the series 3M54 missile systems (Families «Cal-NK»).
