Russian corvette Smerch
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Smerch (Russian: Смерч, lit. 'Tornado') is a Nanuchka III-class corvette of the Russian Navy. It is classified as a Small Missile Ship/FFL (Малый Ракетный Корабль/МРК) and is currently registered with hull number 423.[1]
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Name | Smerch |
Laid down | 1981 |
Launched | 1984 |
Homeport | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Nanuchka III-class corvette |
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Length | 194 ft 7 in (59.31 m) |
Beam | 41 ft 4 in (12.60 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 11 in (3.94 m) |
Propulsion | 3 shaft diesels, 30,000 hp |
Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Range | 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 60 |
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She is currently assigned to the Russian Pacific Ocean Fleet and was built in 1984.