The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced that the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian army received a new warship.
“The ship Sergei Kotov, built within the framework of the state project 22160, recently joined the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the ship is involved in the development of the protection of the water area at the Novorossiysk Naval Base … The crew of the soon to begin the training ship in patrol duties,” he said.
“Sergey Kotov” is the fourth ship built by Russia within the framework of government project 22160, this ship was first launched in January 2021 and sea trials began at the end of October of the same year. year.
With a water displacement of 1,300 tons, this vehicle can cruise at 30 knots, travel 6,000 miles on missions and operate for 60 days without refueling.
The armament system includes 76.2 mm caliber AK-176MA automatic cannons, machine guns, Gibka and Shtil-1 air defense missile systems and platforms that can carry naval helicopters.
Origin: Russian weapon
Source: Arabic RT
