Russian corvette Boikiy

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Russian corvette Boikiy.
Russian corvette Boikiy
History
Russia
NameBoikiy
BuilderSevernaya Verf
Laid down27 July 2005
Launched15 April 2011
Commissioned14 May 2013
StatusActive with the Baltic Fleet
General characteristics
Class and type Steregushchy-class corvette
Displacement2,100 tons full load
Length104.5 m (343 ft)
Beam11.1 m (36 ft)
Draught3.7 m (12 ft)
Propulsion2 shaft CODAD, 4 16D49 diesels 24.000hp (17.9 MW), power supply AC 380/220 V, 50 Hz, 4x630 kW diesel genset
Speed26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Endurance15 days
Complement100
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
  • 1 × Arsenal A-190 100mm
  • 2 × MTPU pedestal 14.5 machine gun
  • 12 Cell Redut VLS[1]
    • 9M96E/M SAM
    • 9M100 SAM quadpacked configuration
  • 8 × 3M24 Uran missiles
  • 2 × AK-630М CIWS
  • 2 × 4 330mm torpedo tubes (for Paket-NK anti-sub/anti-torpedo torpedoes)
Aircraft carriedHelipad for Ka-27 helicopter

Boikiy (Russian: Бойкий, lit. 'Brisk') is a Steregushchy-class corvette of the Russian Navy, the third ship of that class. She was laid down in July 2005 and was launched on 15 April 2011.[2] She was presented to the Baltic Fleet for final inspection by the Navy on 16 March 2012 ahead of her commissioning later in the year.[3] On 16 November 2012 it was reported that the corvette had already passed the shipyard's sea trials; about 70 certificates were signed then. JSC Arsenal intended to produce a 100-mm gun mount A190-01 for the corvette, and late in 2012 the ship moved to Baltiysk acceptance base for the second phase of sea trials. This began state acceptance trials.[4][5]

The corvette was handed over to the Russian navy on 14 May 2013.[6]

In April 2017, Boikiy and sister Soobrazitelnyy were escorted through the English Channel by HMS Sutherland.[7]

On 20 March 2021, Boikiy, accompanied by LSTs Korolyov, Minsk and Kaliningrad transited the English Channel unannounced.[8] The significance of the deployment is in the lack of the public announcement of the exit to sea by the Baltic Fleet, as well as strong amphibious component of the ship detachment. The deployment could have simulated keeping the sea lines of communication between Baltic and Black Sea Fleet open in a wartime scenario. Since the mission took place soon after the exercise of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and Tonnerre with the Greek Navy, the deployment could have been meant to relieve the besieged Black Sea Fleet in drills.[9] The four-ship detachment then separated: Kaliningrad and Korolyov entered the Mediterranean Sea on 25 March, while Boikiy and Minsk returned to the Baltic Sea on 27 March.[10]

On 22 March, the three LSTs of the Baltic Fleet were joined by additional two LSTs of the Northern Fleet: Aleksandr Otrakovskiy and Kondoponga, escorted by tug SB-406 Vikhr.

References[]

  1. ^ "Третье поколение "Сообразительных". Зачем России корветы" [The third generation of "Steregushchy". Why Russia needs corvettes]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 31 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Russia floats out 3rd stealth corvette". RIA Novosti. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Russian Navy to Commission Corvette Boiky". Shipbuilding Tribune. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Russian Navy to Receive Corvette Boiky by Year End". Rusnavy.com. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Russian Navy to Receive Newest Baltic Fleet Warship". NavalToday.com. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Russian Navy Gets Advanced Stealth Corvette". RIA Novosti. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  7. ^ "HMS Sutherland escorts two Russian warships past UK coastline". Royal Navy. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Russian Baltic Fleet naval group fulfilling deployment tasks in Atlantic, says source". TASS. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ^ "USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Conducts Interoperability Exercise with Hellenic Armed Forces". U.S. 6th Fleet. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Ropucha LST deployment – Spring 2021". Russian Fleet Analysis. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.


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