Steregushchiy (Russian: Стерегущий, lit. 'Watchful') is the lead ship of the latest class of corvettes of the Russian Navy, the Steregushchy class. The ship was built by the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg and was laid down in December 2001, launched in May 2006 and joined the Russian Navy on 14 November 2007.
 Russian corvette Steregushchiy
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| Name | Steregushchiy |
| Builder | Severnaya Verf |
| Laid down | 21 December 2001 |
| Launched | 16 May 2006 |
| Commissioned | 14 November 2007 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Steregushchy-class corvette |
| Displacement | 2,100 tons |
| 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), 15 days endurance |
| Complement | 100 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Air search radar: Furke-E 3D, E/F band |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | TK-25E-5 ECM, 4 x PK-10 decoy launchers |
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| Aircraft carried | Helipad for Ka-27 Helicopter |
As of early 2023, the ship was reported as likely to undergo a major refit at the Kronshtadt shipyard which would incorporate Kalibr-NK cruise missiles and Redut air defense missiles. The corvette was also to receive a new power plant system during her modernization.[1]
In total, the Russian Navy have publicly announced that they expect to buy at least 20 of these ships, for all four major fleets.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Russia Navy's corvette Steregushchy to be armed with Kalibr missiles & Poliment-Redut air defense system". Navy Recognition. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Mikhailov, Alexey; Balburov, Dmitry (21 February 2013). "Тихоокеанский флот заждался "Совершенного"" [Pacific Fleet has been waiting for "Sovershennogo"]. Izvestia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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