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Merkury during sea trials, 2022
History
Russian corvette MerkuryRussia
NameMercury (Меркурий)
NamesakeRussian brig Mercury
BuilderSevernaya Verf, Saint Petersburg
Way number535[1]
Laid down20 February 2015 as Retivy[3]
Launched12 March 2020
Acquired11 May 2023
Commissioned13 May 2023[2]
Renamed15 October 2021
StatusAssigned to the Black Sea Fleet but deployed in the Mediterranean as of December 2023[4]
General characteristics
Class and typeSteregushchiy-class corvette
Displacement
  • Standard: 1,800 tons
  • Full: 2,200 tons
Length104.5 m (343 ft)
Beam
  • 13 m (43 ft)
  • 11.6 m (38 ft) (waterline)
Draught3.7 m (12 ft)
Installed power380/220 V AC, 50 Hz, 4x630 kW diesel genset
Propulsion2 shaft CODAD, 4 Kolomna 16D49 diesels 23,664 hp (17.6 MW)
Speed27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Endurance15 days
Complement90
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Air search radar: Furke 2 (Furke-E, Positiv-ME1, SMILE Thales for export)
  • Surface search radar: Granit Central Scientific Institute Garpun-B/3Ts-25E/PLANK SHAVE radar
  • Monument targeting radar
  • Fire control radar: Ratep 5P-10E Puma for A-190
  • Sonar: Zarya-M (Zarya-ME for export) suite, bow mounted. Vinyetka low frequency active/passive towed array
  • Navigation: Gorizont-25 integrated navigation system
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • EW Suite: TK-25E-5 ECM
  • Countermeasures: 4 x PK-10 decoy launchers
Armament
  • 1 × 100mm A-190 Arsenal or 130mm A-192 naval gun
  • 1 × Kashtan CIWS-M (Project 20380)
  • 2 × 4 Kh-35 (SS-N-25)
  • 12 × Redut VLS cells (Project 20381)
  • 2 × AK-630М CIWS
  • 2 × 4 330mm torpedo tubes for Paket-NK (Paket-NK/E for export) anti-torpedo/anti-submarine torpedoes
  • 2 × 14.5mm MTPU pedestal machine guns
Aircraft carried
  • Hangar for Ka-27 Helicopter
  • Launch pad for UAV Orlan-10

Merkury is a Steregushchiy-class corvette of the Russian Navy. The original name for the corvette was Retiviy prior to 2021.[3]

  1. ^ "Guard Ships - Project 20380, 20385".
  2. ^ "В МО РФ сообщили о вхождении новейшего ракетного корвета "Меркурий" в состав ВМФ" [The MoD of the RF reported on the accepted newest missile corvette "Merkury" in the part of the Navy]. TASS (in Russian). 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Guard Ships - Project 20380, 20385".
  4. ^ "Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk52/2023". Russian Navy - News and Analysis. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

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