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15:41 30/05/2012 | ST. PETERSBURG, May 30 (RIA Novosti)

St. Petersburg's Severnaya Verf shipyard floated out a new stealth corvette for the Russian Navy at an official
ceremony on Wednesday. The Stoyky is the fourth Project 20380 or Steregushchy class corvette designed by the
Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau.

The ship is expected to join Russia’s Baltic Fleet in November 2013 after a series of sea trials.



The Steregushchy class corvette is capable of engaging enemy surface ships, submarines and aircraft, and providing
naval gunfire support for beach landings. Advanced stealth technology is used to reduce the ship's radar, acoustic,
infrared, magnetic and visual signatures.

Russia plans to have up to 30 vessels of this class to ensure the protection of its coastal waters, as well as its oil and
gas transportation routes, especially in the Black and the Baltic seas.

Each corvette has a displacement of 2,000 metric tons, maximum speed of 27 knots, and a crew of 100.

The ship's armament includes Kh-35 (SS-N-25 Switchblade) anti-ship cruise missiles, a 100-mm gun, a variety of
air-defense and anti-submarine systems, and a Ka-27 Helix ASW helicopter.