Pacific Fleet added another newest ship. Today, in a solemn ceremony was raised Andrew's flag on the new corvette “Loud”, ship officially joined the Pacific Fleet, According to the department of information support of the press service of the SBI on the fleet.
Present at the ceremony commander of the Eastern Military District, Lieutenant-General Gennady Liquid, handing St. Andrew's flag ship team, He stated:
I entrust you to the naval flag. And under no circumstances do not get down in front of his opponent!”
After the ceremony and the signing of the act of taking a corvette, corvette “Loud” the order of the Chief of the Navy enlisted in the Navy of Russia and is included in the combat strength of the Pacific Fleet.
Corvette “Loud” – the second ship of the project 20380, built for the Russian Pacific Fleet. The first was “Perfect”, transferred to the Pacific Fleet in July last year. In total command of the Pacific Fleet plans to get eight of these Corvettes. The next two corvettes project, also under construction at the Amur Shipbuilding Plant, be handed over to the Navy in 2019 and 2020 years.
Length – 104,5 m, width – 13 m, total displacement – 2,2 thousand. tonnes, full speed – to 27 knots. Corvette is designed to operate in the near sea zone, the fight against surface ships and submarines of the enemy, Artillery landing support. The ship is armed with anti-ship missiles “Art”, air defense missile system “Redoubt”, gun mounts AK-630M and A-190, complex anti-protection “Pack-NK”.
