Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Project 21630

IOC: 2005
Total Production: 3

IOC: 2008

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
Almaz Shipbuilding
Zelenodolsk Design Bureau

Description: The Project 21630 Astrakhan is a new generation of river-sea type gunboat designed to protect Russia's 200-mile maritime economic zone and provide naval gunfire support for counterterrorist operations. The ship features stealth technology and is equipped with large- and medium-caliber dual purpose guns. The Astrakhan-class vessels were deployed in the Caspian Sea to Russian borders. So far, the Russian Navy has commissioned three Project 21630 gunboats.

Specifications
Weights: Full Displacement 500 t

Operators

Russia / 3

Ships

101 Astrakhan

Launch/Keel Laying: Friday, February 25, 2005
Commissioning: 2005

102 Kaspiisk

Commissioning: 2007

103 Makhachkala

Commissioning: 2009

Shipbuilder/s:Almaz Shipbuilding

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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