Modern Russian corvettes cross the Turkish Strait to Syria
Admiral Grigorovich left the military port of Sevastopol on the Black Sea
Two days after leaving the military port of Sevastopol, the missile corvette Admiral Grigorovich crossed the Bosphorus Strait connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
Two days after leaving the military port of Sevastopol, the missile corvette Admiral Grigorovich crossed the Bosphorus Strait connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
Navy Colonel Vyacheslav Trukhachyov said the Admiral Grigorovich ship will join Russia’s special operations force in the Mediterranean.
Navy Colonel Vyacheslav Trukhachyov said the Admiral Grigorovich ship will join Russia’s special operations force in the Mediterranean.
According to Mr. Trukhachyov, this is part of the Admiral Grigorovich ship’s combat training, and is also the third time the crew has performed a long-term mission since being commissioned last March.
According to Mr. Trukhachyov, this is part of the Admiral Grigorovich ship’s combat training, and is also the third time the crew has performed a long-term mission since being commissioned last March.
The Admiral Grigorovich ship, displacing 3,850 tons, is the first in a class of 6 corvettes built by Russia based on the Project 11356P/M design.
The Admiral Grigorovich ship, displacing 3,850 tons, is the first in a class of 6 corvettes built by Russia based on the Project 11356P/M design.
Admiral Grigorovich’s main weapon is eight vertical launch tubes (VLS) capable of using P-800 Oniks anti-ship missiles or the Kalibr anti-ship/surface-to-surface cruise missile combination.
Admiral Grigorovich’s main weapon is eight vertical launch tubes (VLS) capable of using P-800 Oniks anti-ship missiles or the Kalibr anti-ship/surface-to-surface cruise missile combination.
In addition, the ship is equipped with a 100 mm A-190 main gun, 36 medium-range air defense missiles of the Shtil-1 system and the Kashtan close-range artillery and missile complex and many anti-submarine weapons.
In addition, the ship is equipped with a 100 mm A-190 main gun, 36 medium-range air defense missiles of the Shtil-1 system and the Kashtan close-range artillery and missile complex and many anti-submarine weapons.
In addition to Admiral Grigorovich, two Russian heavy landing ships also passed through the Bosphorus Strait to reach the naval base in Syria.
In addition to Admiral Grigorovich, two Russian heavy landing ships also passed through the Bosphorus Strait to reach the naval base in Syria.
Tu Quynh (Photo: Livejournal)