Karakurt Class (Project 22800)
Type: Corvette
Domain: sea
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: NPO Mashinostroyeniya
First Deployed: 2018
Overview
The Karakurt class (Project 22800) is a compact guided-missile corvette displacing ~870 tonnes. Armed with an 8-cell 3S14 UKSK VLS for Kalibr, Oniks, or Zircon missiles plus a Pantsir-M naval air defence system, the class provides Russia's Caspian, Black Sea, and Baltic fleets with significant land-attack and anti-ship capability from a small, rapidly-built hull. Approximately 12+ units ordered and in various stages of construction/service. Russia has used Caspian flotilla Karakurts to fire Kalibr salvos into Syria and Ukraine, demonstrating the class's primary operational role as a standoff land-attack platform.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 52 |
|---|---|
| beam_m | 11 |
| armament | 8x Kalibr-NK/Oniks VLS, 1x 76mm AK-176MA, 1x Pantsir-M CIWS, 1x Palash 30mm |
| length_m | 67 |
| speed_knots | 30 |
| displacement_tonnes | 860 |
Operators
- Russia
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