The fourth "Rook" for the protection of the Crimean bridge launched
The fourth and last in the Grachonok series of anti-sabotage boats, built in the interests of the Federal Service of the Russian Guard under the contract for the supply of four boats for the Kerch Brigade, guarding the Crimean Bridge, was launched at the Rybinsk Shipyard. The contract was concluded at the end of the 2017 year with the delivery date for the boats by November 1 2019 year.
As stated in the brigade, all boats will be commissioned before the end of this year.
A special team of the Russian Guard, created to protect the Crimean bridge, is deployed in Kerch and has a large arsenal of funds designed to prevent sabotage from both water and land.
The 21980 anti-sabotage boat "Rook" is designed to combat submarine sabotage forces and means to support the actions of combat swimmers in the water area of the basing station and on the approaches to it. Able to be autonomously at sea for up to five days with a cruising range of up to 200 nautical miles. Crew - 8 man.
Displacement - about 140 t, length - 30 m, width - 7,3 m, draft - 1,8 m
Full speed - knot 23
Navigation range - 200 miles
Autonomy - 5 days
Crew - 8 man
Armament: one 14,5-mm MTPU machine-gun unit, one DP-64 anti-sabotage grenade launcher, one DP-65 anti-sabotage grenade launcher, four Igla-type MANPADS.
Electronic weapons: NRS MP-231, GAS Kalmar, OGAS Anapa.
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