Boikiy (Russian: Бойкий, lit. 'Brisk') is a Steregushchy-class corvette of the Russian Navy, the third ship of that class. She was laid down in July 2005 and was launched on 15 April 2011. She was presented to the Baltic Fleet for final inspection by the Navy on 16 March 2012 ahead of her commissioning later in the year.[2] On 16 November 2012 it was reported that the corvette had already passed the shipyard's sea trials; about 70 certificates were signed then. JSC Arsenal intended to produce a 100-mm gun mount A190-01 for the corvette, and late in 2012 the ship moved to Baltiysk acceptance base for the second phase of sea trials. This began state acceptance trials.[3][4]
 Russian corvette Boikiy
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russia | |
| Name | Boikiy |
| Builder | Severnaya Verf |
| Laid down | 27 July 2005 |
| Launched | 15 April 2011 |
| Commissioned | 14 May 2013 |
| Status | Active with the Baltic Fleet |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Steregushchy-class corvette |
| Displacement | 2,100 tons full load |
| Length | 104.5 m (343 ft) |
| Beam | 11.1 m (36 ft) |
| Draught | 3.7 m (12 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft CODAD, 4 16D49 diesels 24.000hp (17.9 MW), power supply AC 380/220 V, 50 Hz, 4x630 kW diesel genset |
| Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Endurance | 15 days |
| Complement | 100 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Air search radar: Furke-E 3D, E/F band Monument targeting radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | TK-25E-5 ECM, 4 x PK-10 decoy launchers |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | Helipad for Ka-27 helicopter |
The corvette was handed over to the Russian navy on 14 May 2013.[citation needed]
In April 2017, Boikiy and sister Soobrazitelnyy were escorted through the English Channel by HMS Sutherland.[5]
On 20 March 2021, Boikiy, accompanied by LSTs Korolyov, Minsk and Kaliningrad transited the English Channel unannounced.[6] The significance of the deployment is in the lack of the public announcement of the exit to sea by the Baltic Fleet, as well as strong amphibious component of the ship detachment. The deployment could have simulated keeping the sea lines of communication between Baltic and Black Sea Fleet open in a wartime scenario. Since the mission took place soon after the exercise of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and Tonnerre with the Greek Navy, the deployment could have been meant to relieve the besieged Black Sea Fleet in drills.[7] The four-ship detachment then separated: Kaliningrad and Korolyov entered the Mediterranean Sea on 25 March, while Boikiy and Minsk returned to the Baltic Sea on 27 March.[8]
On 22 March, the three LSTs of the Baltic Fleet were joined by additional two LSTs of the Northern Fleet: Aleksandr Otrakovskiy and Kondoponga, escorted by tug SB-406 Vikhr.
References
edit- ^ "Третье поколение "Сообразительных". Зачем России корветы" [The third generation of "Steregushchy". Why Russia needs corvettes]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 31 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Russian Navy to Commission Corvette Boiky". Shipbuilding Tribune. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Russian Navy to Receive Corvette Boiky by Year End". Rusnavy.com. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Russian Navy to Receive Newest Baltic Fleet Warship". NavalToday.com. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "HMS Sutherland escorts two Russian warships past UK coastline". Royal Navy. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Russian Baltic Fleet naval group fulfilling deployment tasks in Atlantic, says source". TASS. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Conducts Interoperability Exercise with Hellenic Armed Forces". U.S. 6th Fleet. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Ropucha LST deployment – Spring 2021". Russian Fleet Analysis. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.