Project 20386 corvette

Project 20386 is Russia's newest class of corvettes being constructed by Severnaya Verf for the Russian Navy. Based on the Steregushchiy and Gremyashchiy classes, the new class was to have been larger, incorporating a more stealthy design. As originally conceived, there were plans to build a series of at least ten such corvettes.^[1]

Class overview
Name	Project 20386
Builders	Severnaya Verf
Operators	Russian Navy
Preceded by	Gremyashchiy class
Built	2016–present
Planned	10[1]
Building	1[2]
Cancelled	9
General characteristics
Type	Guided missile corvette
Displacement	3,400 tons
Length	109 m (357.6 ft)
Beam	13 m (42.7 ft)
Propulsion	2x Saturn M90FR gas turbine engine (27000hp) 20.58 MW with 2x electroengine each 2200 hp (or secondary can be M70FRU or M70FRU2 E80D7 M85RU/FR for cruise , diesel (Kolomna Plant, Penzadieselmash or RUMO, else) or other GT from different builder)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi)
Armament	Guns 1 × 100 mm A-190 Arsenal 2 × 30 mm AK-630M CIWS 2 × 14.5 mm MTPU machine guns Missiles 8 (2 × 4) VLS cells for Kalibr or Oniks anti-ship/cruise missiles 16 (2 × 8) Redut VLS cells for surface-to-air missiles Torpedoes 8 (2 × 4) launchers for Paket-NK anti-torpedo/anti-submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar for Kamov Ka-27 helicopter

History

The lead ship of the class was laid down on 28 October 2016 and is expected to enter service after 2020.^[3][4] In February 2019, the technical readiness of the lead vessel reached 12%.^[5] On 9 April 2019, Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu announced, the ship will be named Merkuriy (Mercury).^[6][7] However, the name may have been again changed to Derzky.^[8]

In July 2021, the superstructure of Derzky was delivered to Severnaya Verf.^[9]

On 31 May 2023, it was reported that the corvette would be redesigned for further development of innovative solutions.^[10]

On 7 July 2023, however, TASS quoted a source in the Russian defense industry that reported there would be no further construction of corvettes under the Project 20386 in its current form, with the program effectively being closed. The main reasons for this is due to the high cost and new technologies of the corvettes. Instead, more Steregushchiy-class and Gremyashchiy-class corvettes will be built by Severnaya Verf and the Amur Shipbuilding Plant.^[11]

Ships

Name	Builders	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fleet	Status
Derzky[8]	Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg	28 October 2016	March 2021[12]	2025[13][8][14]	Black Sea[15][8]	Fitting out