Soobrazitelny (Russian: Сообразительный, lit. 'Smart/Astute') is the second ship of the Steregushchy-class corvette (officially known as Project 20380) built for the Russian Navy in the early 21st century.
 Soobrazitelny anchored in Saint Petersburg, July 2018
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russia | |
| Name | Soobrazitelny |
| Builder | Severnaya Verf |
| Laid down | 20 May 2003 |
| Launched | 31 March 2010 |
| Commissioned | 14 October 2011 |
| Honours and awards | Guards designation, 1 March 2012 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Steregushchy-class corvette |
| Displacement | 2,100 tons full load |
| Length | 104.5 m (343 ft) |
| Beam | 11.1 m (36 ft) |
| Draught | 3.7 m (12 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft CODAD, 4 16D49 diesels 24.000hp (17.9 MW), power supply AC 380/220 V, 50 Hz, 4x630 kW diesel genset |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Endurance | 15 days |
| Complement | 100 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Air search radar: Furke-E 3D, E/F band Monument targeting radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | TK-25E-5 ECM, 4 x PK-10 decoy launchers |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | Helipad for Ka-27 Helicopter |
Description
editThe ship is the first of the class to be fitted with the Redut system intended to increase its anti-aircraft capabilities with respect to the Kashtan CIWS previously used.[citation needed]
Construction and service
editSoobrazitelny was laid down at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in Saint Petersburg on 20 May 2003.[2] She was launched in late March 2010[citation needed] and was shown to the public for the first time at the fifth International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS-2011) in St. Petersburg.[citation needed] The corvette began state testing in July 2011[3] and joined the Baltic Fleet on 14 October of that year, when her acceptance certificate was signed.[4][5] Soobrazitelny was designated Guards on 1 March 2012 and received a battle flag inherited from her predecessors with the same name on 29 July of that year.[6][7]
In April 2017, Soobrazitelny and her sister Boyky were escorted through the English Channel by HMS Sutherland.[8]
Soobrazitelny and Stoikiy entered the Mediterranean in October 2022.[9] Between 18–21 October, they visited Algeria.[10] In late November, both corvettes were absent from Tartus, likely shadowing French aircraft carrier, deployed to the East Mediterranean.[11] On 5 December, they were in Tartus.[12] In April 2023, the corvette, accompanied by Stoikiy and the frigate Admiral Grigorovich, was reported to have left the Mediterranean, transitting via the Atlantic to the Baltic.[13] She was reported back in the Atlantic in June.[14] The ship sighted southbound Storebælt 2 January 2024
The ship was one of the main characters shown in the RT channel documentary series "The Baltic Fleet".
References
edit- ^ "Третье поколение "Сообразительных". Зачем России корветы" (in Russian). ria.ru. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Многоцелевой корвет "Сообразительный" заложили на судоверфи Санкт-Петербурга" [Multipurpose corvette Soobrazitelny laid down at Saint Petersburg shipyard]. Channel One Russia (in Russian). 20 May 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Press Service of OAO Shipbuilding Yard Severnaya Verf (29 July 2011). "Корвет "Сообразительный" отправится на государственные испытания" [Corvette Soobrazitelny to begin state testing]. FlotProm (in Russian). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Военно-морской флот России пополнился современной боевой единицей" [Russian Navy replenished with modern combat unit]. Fontanka.ru (in Russian). 14 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Corvette Soobrazitelny Joined Russian Navy". rusnavy.com. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ Press Service of the Western Military District (28 July 2012). "Корвету "Сообразительный" Балтийского флота присвоят почетное звание "гвардейский"" [Baltic Fleet corvette Soobrazitelny to be awarded Guards title] (in Russian). Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Pesotskaya, Svetlana (30 July 2012). "Корвет Балтийского флота "Сообразительный" стал гвардейским" [Baltic Fleet corvette Soobrazitelny becomes Guards]. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "HMS Sutherland escorts two Russian warships past UK coastline". Royal Navy. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk42/2022".
- ^ "Корветы Балтфлота в ходе дальнего похода совершили деловой заход в Алжир". 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk47/2022".
- ^ "Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk49/2022".
- ^ @NavyLookout (28 April 2023). "@HMSDefender has been shadowing 3 Russian warships on their way to the Baltic - returning home after 18 months on operations in the Mediterranean" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 April 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Candlin, Alex (9 June 2023). "Royal Navy and Royal Air Force deployed to shadow Russian warships". Forces.net.
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