The Zelenodolsk shipyard is preparing for launching two warships being built at the enterprise for the Russian fleet. As stated in the Ministry of Defense, the ceremonies will take place on the same day.
Small rocket ship "Typhoon" project 22800 "Karakurt" and the patrol ship of the project 22160 Victor the Great will be launched on the same day next month, exact date not reported. The ceremony will be attended by senior officers of the Main Command of the Navy, representatives of the shipbuilding industry and regional leadership.
MRK "Typhoon" is the fifth production ship of this project, laid down in September 2019 year in Zelenodolsk. Designed to conduct combat operations in the near sea zone and participate in carrying out missions in peacetime and wartime independently and as part of ship groups. Length - 67 m, width - 11 m, sediment - 4 m, displacement - approx. 800 tonnes, cruising range - up to 2500 miles, autonomy - 15 day. Main armament - one UKSK launcher (Universal ship complex) 3S14 RK "Caliber", one 76-mm gun mounts AK-176MA, two 30-mm gun mounts AK-630M or Pantsir-M ZRAK, two 14.5 mm MTPU machine gun mounts.
Patrol ship project 22160 "Victor the Great" laid down 25 November 2016 of the year, intended for the Black Sea Fleet, like the entire series of ships of this project. patrol ship (corvette) project 22160 It has a displacement 1700 tonnes, cruising range - 6000 miles, autonomy - 60 day. crew - 28 human. The basing of the Ka-27PS helicopter is provided on board. As standard weapons, corvettes are equipped with a 76-mm artillery mount., there is space for installing modular container weapons.
