Tonnerre is the lead ship of Project 20385. It received its name in honor of the destroyer, which was built on the eve of the Great Patriotic War. Corvettes of this class are designed to work in the near sea area and are used to combat enemy surface ships and submarines, as well as for patrolling and amphibious assault artillery support .
The corvette was built in the company Severnaya Verf in St. Petersburg, launched on June 30, 2017. The cost of the corvette was about 18 billion rubles. It was originally planned that after the completion of the construction of the 'Thundering' will be part of the Northern Fleet, but after launch it was announced that the ship would go to the Pacific Fleet. The flag was hoisted and accepted into the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet on December 29, 2020.
Project 20385 is an improved version of Project 20380. The new ships differ from their predecessors in improved strike capabilities and a more powerful air defense system. The main difference of the project is the replacement of eight Kh-35 “ Uranus '' subsonic anti-ship missiles. for eight 'Caliber', 'Onyx' long-range cruise missiles or 'Zircon'.
In addition to the 'Thundering', the Project 20385 corvette series includes the 'Agile' corvette. It was also built in Severnaya Verf. Construction began in 2013, launch took place in September 2019 and delivery to the fleet is scheduled for late 2021. In August 2020, the Ministry of Defense signed a new state contract for the construction of several other corvettes of project 20385 with Severnaya Verf. & Nbsp;
Discreet ship
The vessel is manufactured using stealth technology and is invisible in the optical, radar and acoustic ranges. These characteristics were achieved through the use of low-fuel fiberglass plastics with radio-absorbent properties as the superstructure material, as well as due to the special architectural layout of the hull and superstructure. .
Length of the vessel & mdash; 104 m, width & mdash; 13 m It develops a speed of up to 27 knots (about 50 km/h). Navigation range & mdash; about 4 thousand nautical miles (about 7.4 thousand km), crew & mdash; 100 persons. The total displacement is just over 2.4 thousand tons. The navigation autonomy & mdash; 15 days. & Nbsp; & nbsp;
Armed child
For its small size, the corvette is well armed. Tonnerre became one of the first ships in the Pacific Fleet with the ability to use 'Caliber' missiles. and Onyx. In the future, hypersonic zircons will be installed there. In addition to missile weapons, the Thundering One's arsenal includes one 100mm A-190-01 artillery mount and two 30mm six-gun AK-630M automatic anti-aircraft mounts.
The corvette is protected from air attack by the Polyment-Redoubt anti-aircraft missile system capable of engaging aircraft and cruise missiles at a range of up to range. 150 km away. Compared to the base project 20380 on the “ Thundering '' the number of slots for anti-aircraft missiles has been increased to 16.
Two “ Packet-NK '' torpedo complexes & # 39; & # 39; capable of destroying submarines and intercepting enemy torpedoes already fired at the ship.
The Ka-27PL helicopter significantly increases the search and destruction capabilities of submarines. A special platform and a hangar are provided to him on the ship.
