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Okhotsk

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Okhotsk

The Karakurt class, Russian designation Project 22800 Karakurt (Russian: Каракурт, lit. 'Mediterranean black widow spider (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus)'), is a class of Russian Navy corvettes (small missile ships) first commissioned in 2018. The class is intended as a more seaworthy, blue-water complement to the Buyan-M-class corvettes, designed for the littoral zone and which as of 2015 serve in Russia's Caspian Flotilla, Baltic Fleet and Black Sea Fleet. The ships are designed to be armed with Kalibr or Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles and have an endurance of 15 days.

Specifications

TypeOther
StatusIn service
Length67 m
Speed30 kn
Range2,500 nmi
Crew50
Displacement860 t
Endurance15 days

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Russia1confirmed

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