The other day, the head patrol ship "Vasily Bykov" of Project 22160 was accepted into the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.
The noticeable reinforcement of the Black Sea Fleet was provided by the patrol ship Vasily Bykov, which had been accepted into the Black Sea Fleet the other day.
The ship was laid at the shipyard of JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after AM Gorky in the spring of 2014. And within six months from May to December passed tests.
To date, five more ships of this project will arrive in the Russian fleets.
Project 22160 ships are designed to carry out patrols for the protection of territorial waters, patrol the 200-mile exclusive economic zone in the open and closed seas, prevent smuggling and piracy, search for and assist victims of marine disasters, environmental monitoring in peacetime, conservation ships and vessels at sea crossings, as well as naval bases and water areas with the aim of warning about the attack of various enemy forces and means - in wartime, and the same operations in the far sea and ocean areas.
