''Gromkiy'' is a of the Russian Navy.

Development and design

The ''Steregushchiy''-class corvettes have a steel hull and

composite material A composite material (also called a composition material or shortened to composite, which is the common name) is a material which is produced from two or more constituent materials. These constituent materials have notably dissimilar chemical or ...

superstructure, with a

bulbous bow A bulbous bow is a protruding bulb at the bow (or front) of a ship just below the waterline. The bulb modifies the way the water flows around the hull, reducing drag and thus increasing speed, range, fuel efficiency, and stability. Large ships w ...

and nine watertight subdivisions. They have a combined bridge and command centre, and space and weight provision for eight

SS-N-25 The Zvezda Kh-35 (russian: Х-35 , AS-20 'Kayak') is a Soviet turbojet subsonic cruise anti-ship missile. The missile can be launched from helicopters, surface ships and coastal defence batteries with the help of a rocket booster, in which c ...

missiles. Stealth technology was widely used during construction of the ships, as well as 21 patents and 14 new computer programs. Newest physical field reduction solutions were applied too. As a result, designers considerably reduced the ship's

radar signature Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (''ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, Marine radar, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor v ...

thanks to hull architecture and fire-resistant radar-absorbent

fiberglass Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass ( Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet called a chopped strand mat, or woven into glass clo ...

applied in tophamper's design. The

Kashtan CIWS The Kortik (russian: Кортик, "dirk") close-in weapon system (CIWS) is a modern naval air defence gun-missile system deployed by the Russian Navy. Its export version is known as Kashtan (russian: Каштан, English: Chestnut), with the NA ...

on the first ship was replaced in subsequent vessels by 12 Redut VLS cells containing 9M96E medium-range SAMs of the

S-400 The S-400 Triumf (russian: link=no, C-400 Триумф – Triumf; translation: Triumph; NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler), previously known as the S-300 PMU-3, is a mobile, surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed in the 1990s by Russ ...

system. SS-N-27 (Kalibr type missiles) will be fitted to a larger domestic version, Project 20385. The export version known as Project 20382 ''Tigr'' carries either eight supersonic SS-N-26 (

P-800 Oniks The P-800 Oniks (russian: П-800 Оникс; en, Onyx), also known in export markets as Yakhont (russian: Яхонт; en, ruby), is a Soviet / Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version ...

)

anti-ship missile An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A goo ...

s or sixteen subsonic

'Switchblade' (Kh-35E Uran). It also carries two twin-tube launchers for 533mm heavy torpedoes. The A-190E 100mm gun first used in the s is controlled by a 5P-10E system that can track four targets simultaneously. Protection from air attacks is provided by the Kashtan CIWS and eight mounts for the SA-N-10 'Grouse' (9K38 Igla) SAM.

Construction and career

''Gromkiy'' was

laid down Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship. Keel laying is one o ...

on 17 February 2012, and launched on 28 July 2017 by Amur Shipyard in Komsomolsk. On February 7, 2018, the ship's readiness was 84%. At the end of May, the crew arrived at the Amur shipyard. In June, the occupation of the ship was started to ensure its sea trials and acceptance of the ship from the shipbuilder. In August, he was transferred to

Vladivostok Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, c ...

for testing. She was commissioned on 25 December 2018. On 15 November 2019, ''Gromkiy'' conducted a live fire test in the

Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, i ...

. Between 3 and 10 June 2022, ''Gromkiy'', along with destroyer ''Admiral Panteleyev'', corvettes ''Sovershennyy'', ''Aldar Tsydenzhapov'' and intelligence ship ''Marshal Krylov'', took part in naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean. More than 40 warships and support vessels, as well as around 20 aircraft, were involved in the exercises.

Gallery

File:Громкий на Дальзаводе 2018.jpg, ''Gromkiy'' on 25 December 2018. File:FlagUp2018-04.jpg, ''Gromkiy'' on 25 December 2018. File:FlagUp2018-01.jpg, ''Gromkiy'' on 25 December 2018. File:FlagUp2018-02.jpg, ''Gromkiy'' on 25 December 2018. File:Корвет Тихоокеанского флота «Громкий».jpg, Missile launch from the corvette of the Pacific Fleet "Gromkiy"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gromkiy 2017 ships Ships built by Amur Shipbuilding Plant Naval ships of Russia Steregushchiy-class corvettes