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Russian corvette ‘Stoic’ begins anti-piracy watch in the Gulf of Aden
2021-02-26
[tvzvezda.ru] Corvette "Stoyky" began to form a convoy to escort it from the Gulf of Aden to the entrance to the Red Sea. On board the ship is a Marine Corps unit, which is trained taking into account the experience of fighting pirates, according to the information support department of the press service of the Western Military District for the Baltic Fleet.

A detachment of Baltic Fleet ships consisting of the Stoyky corvette, the Kola medium tanker and the Yakov Grebelsky sea tug set out from Baltiysk to fulfill the planned tasks of the long voyage on December 16, 2020.

"Stoyky" - a corvette with guided missile weapons of the Russian Navy, the fourth corvette (third serial) of project 20 380. Laid down at the Severnaya Verf enterprise on November 10, 2006, launched on May 30, 2012.

Corvettes of project 20 380 are ships of the near sea zone. The total displacement reaches 2.2 thousand tons, the speed is 27 knots, the autonomous navigation range is up to four thousand miles.
Posted by:badanov

#2  Such a good opportunity to make a difference at low risk. They could probably get funding from the insurance companies. I'm surprised India didn't do this a decade ago to join the Great Powers league, at least in perception of capability.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2021-02-26 16:28  

#1  Decent looking little ship. Kick ass and stay safe.
Posted by: Shiva Protector of the Hohlraums   2021-02-26 09:04  

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