Small rocket ship (RCM) “Uglich” from the Caspian Flotilla joined the permanent connection of the Naval Fleet of the Russian Federation in the Mediterranean Sea. It is reported by the Black Sea Fleet's press service.
RCM “Uglich” Complete the Straits of Bosporus and Dardanelles and entered into the permanent connection forces of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea
– said the BSF.
AT 2018 year small missile ships (RCM) Caspian Flotilla have performed the tasks in the Mediterranean Sea, then in the permanent connection included RTO “great Ustyug” and “city sviyazhsk”.
RCM “Uglich” It is the second in the series and the first production vehicle project 21631 “Buyan-M”, It refers to a multi-purpose missile and artillery ships of small displacement near maritime zone – class “River-Sea”. The main task – safety and protection of the state's economic zone. Unlike its prototype – small artillery ship project 21630 – MRK has more than one and a half times the tonnage (949 t) and armed with a vertical launcher complex 3P 14UKSK on 8 anti-ship missiles, which allows strike precision cruise missiles both maritime, and ground targets.
In the autumn 2015 , the MRC “Uglich” I participated in a group of four ships in the application udaray cruise missiles “Caliber” from the designated area of the Caspian Sea on the facilities of a terrorist organization banned in Russia “Islamic State”.
