Russian corvette Soobrazitelny explained

Soobrazitelny is the second ship of the (officially known as Project 20380) built for the Russian Navy in the early 21st century.

Description

The ship is the first of the class to be fitted with the Redut system intended to increase its anti-aircraft capabilities with respect to the Kashtan CIWS previously used.

Construction and service

Soobrazitelny was laid down at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in Saint Petersburg on 20 May 2003.[1] She was launched in late March 2010 and was shown to the public for the first time at the fifth International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS-2011) in St. Petersburg. The corvette began state testing in July 2011[2] and joined the Baltic Fleet on 14 October of that year, when her acceptance certificate was signed.[3] [4] Soobrazitelny was designated Guards on 1 March 2012 and received a battle flag inherited from her predecessors with the same name on 29 July of that year.[5] [6]

In April 2017, Soobrazitelny and her sister Boyky were escorted through the English Channel by HMS Sutherland.[7]

Soobrazitelny and Stoikiy entered the Mediterranean in October 2022.[8] Between 18–21 October, they visited Algeria.[9] In late November, both corvettes were absent from Tartus, likely shadowing French aircraft carrier, deployed to the East Mediterranean.[10] On 5 December, they were in Tartus.[11] In April 2023, the corvette, accompanied by Stoikiy and the frigate Admiral Grigorovich, was reported to have left the Mediterranean, transitting via the Atlantic to the Baltic.[12] She was reported back in the Atlantic in June.[13] The ship sighted southbound Storebælt 2 January 2024

The ship was one of the main characters shown in the RT channel documentary series "The Baltic Fleet".

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Notes and References

  1. News: Многоцелевой корвет "Сообразительный" заложили на судоверфи Санкт-Петербурга. 20 May 2003. Channel One Russia. 29 September 2019. ru. Multipurpose corvette Soobrazitelny laid down at Saint Petersburg shipyard.
  2. News: Корвет "Сообразительный" отправится на государственные испытания. Press Service of OAO Shipbuilding Yard Severnaya Verf. 29 July 2011. FlotProm. 29 September 2019. ru. Corvette Soobrazitelny to begin state testing.
  3. News: Военно-морской флот России пополнился современной боевой единицей. 14 October 2011. Fontanka.ru. 29 September 2019. ru. Russian Navy replenished with modern combat unit.
  4. News: Corvette Soobrazitelny Joined Russian Navy. 17 October 2011. 20 February 2015. rusnavy.com.
  5. News: Корвету "Сообразительный" Балтийского флота присвоят почетное звание "гвардейский". Press Service of the Western Military District. 28 July 2012. 29 July 2019. Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. ru. Baltic Fleet corvette Soobrazitelny to be awarded Guards title.
  6. News: Корвет Балтийского флота "Сообразительный" стал гвардейским. Pesotskaya. Svetlana. 30 July 2012. Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 29 September 2019. ru. Baltic Fleet corvette Soobrazitelny becomes Guards.
  7. Web site: HMS Sutherland escorts two Russian warships past UK coastline . Royal Navy . 15 April 2017 . 18 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk42/2022.
  9. Web site: Корветы Балтфлота в ходе дальнего похода совершили деловой заход в Алжир . 21 October 2022 .
  10. Web site: Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk47/2022 .
  11. Web site: Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk49/2022 .
  12. @HMSDefender has been shadowing 3 Russian warships on their way to the Baltic - returning home after 18 months on operations in the Mediterranean . 1651863240379449344 . NavyLookout . 28 April 2023 . 28 April 2023.
  13. Web site: Royal Navy and Royal Air Force deployed to shadow Russian warships . Forces.net . Candlin . Alex . 9 June 2023 .

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