The Black Sea Fleet has been replenished with the newest warship
The newest patrol ship "Dmitry Rogachev" arrived in Sevastopol for the first time.
This was reported by the press service of the Black Sea Fleet, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The crew of the newest patrol ship “Dmitry Rogachev” arrived in Sevastopol for the first time to undergo the next stage of state sea trials (GCT). Within 5 days, the ship’s crew will carry out a set of measures in accordance with the GHI plan,” the message says.
After the completion of special events, “Dmitry Rogachev” will make the transition to the Novorossiysk base to carry out further stages of testing.
Earlier, the crew of the newest patrol ship at the sea range of the Black Sea Fleet successfully conducted tests with the first artillery firing. The ship's personnel fired from an artillery mount in normal mode, as well as at maximum rotation and elevation angles at simulators of sea, coastal and air targets.
In addition, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseev, previously told reporters that in 2019 the fleet will include 18 new ships with modern combat systems. These are the small missile ship “Orekhovo-Zuevo”, the patrol ships “Vasily Bykov” and “Dmitry Rogachev”, the sea minesweeper “Ivan Antonov” and a high-speed transport and landing boat of a new project.
Among the remaining 13 ships that will arrive in the future are small missiles of various projects, equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles, as well as support ships.
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