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"After a certificate of the corvette’s acceptance was signed by industry representatives and a solemn flag-hoisting ceremony was held, the warship became operational in the Russian Navy and entered service with the Pacific Fleet by order of the Navy Commander-in-Chief," Fleet spokesman Captain 2nd rank Vladimir Matveyev said on Thursday.
"The flag-hoisting ceremony was attended by representatives of the Pacific Fleet command, the shipyard, the regional administration and Navy veterans," Matveyev said.
The Amur Shipyard laid down the Sovershenny in 2006 and launched her in 2015. Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Armament Vice Admiral Victor Bursuk had said previously that the service intended to receive the ship before the end of 2016. The corvette Sovershenny is the fourth of its class and the first one for the Pacific Fleet.
The Project 20380 corvette is a littoral/green water ship capable of fighting enemy surface ships and submarines and providing fire support during amphibious assault operations. Her total displacement is around 2,200 tons, speed 27 knots and endurance 4,000 nm. The mainstay of the ship’s weapons suite is the Uran (SS-N-25 Switchblade) antiship and Redut air defense missile systems. The corvette also carries guns, antisubmarine weapons and a helicopter.
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