Russia to commission new missile ship
The Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet is set to commission its new Vyshny Volochok missile ship in Sevastopol on 1 June, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on 28 May.
The Vyshny Volochok is the sixth ship of the Buyan-M class under Project 21631. Built at the Zelenodolsk shipyard, the ship keel was laid on 29 August 2013 and floated out on 22 August 2016. Another five Project 21631 ships are currently under construction at the Zelenodolsk shipyard.
With a displacement of about 1,000t, the ship has a maximum speed of 23kts and is able to carry more than 50 people. With an endurance of ten days without refuelling, the multipurpose ship is equipped with high-precision missile, artillery and anti-aircraft weapons.
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