Project 22800

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : July 2018
Total Production : 16

The Russian Navy Project 22800 Karakurt is a new class of corvette designed to perform a wide range of missions equipped with an eight cell Kalibr missile system and an advanced 76mm naval gun system. Besides, the Kalibr missile system the vessel is able to carry up to eight Onyx supersonic cruise missiles. They feature a maximum displacement of 800 metric tons and a maximum speed of 30 knots. The ship's radar system is able to detect airborne targets at up to 100 kilometers engaging them with the AK-630M or Pantsyr-M air defense system. Up to 26 ships of this class will be built before 2025 as replacement for Project 11356 frigates by Pella Shipyard (18), Zelenodolsk Shipyard (5) and More Shipyard (3). Each ship is built in 32-month. The Russian Navy ordered the Project 22800 class corvette as a follow-up to Buyan-M class corvettes which feature a limited air defense and only 10-day at sea capabilities. The Karakurt corvettes will offer the Pantsir-M air defense system with a 20 kilometers kill range and 15-day at sea.

Model Status Year Produced
Project 22800 Active 2018 2
Project 22801 Active 2020 14



Project 22800

Group : Corvettes
Status : Active
Also Known As : Karakurt, Karakut, Uragan
Origin : Russia
Contractors : Central Marine Design Bureau Almaz, Pella Shipyard
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : July 2018
Total Production : 2

The lead ship of the Project 22800 class is scheduled to join the Russian Navy in early 2018. These ships are equipped with two AK-630M close-in weapon systems which provides a very limited short range air defense against incoming threats and the Hermes-K weapon station. Only two vessels will be delivered in this configuration. As of 2024, the AK-630M systems were replaced by M-Tor (Tor-M2KM) air defense systems.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
RussiaActive 2/2 Baltic fleet (2)
Specifications
Notes
Ammunition Load 125 72mm rounds
Crew 39
Number of Engines 2
Number of Weapons 8
Dimensions
Beam 10 meter
Draft 4 meter
Length 65 meter
Main Gun Caliber 76.2 millimeter
Mass
Full Displacement 870 ton
Performance
Max Range 2,500 nautical mile
Speed
Top Speed 30 knot
Time
Mission Endurance 15 day
Gear
Anti-Ship Missiles
3M54TE8
3M54TE18
Hermes-K
Onyx8
Anti-Submarine Rockets
91RTE28
Cruise Missiles
Kalibr-NK8
Zircon-K8
Missile Launchers
3S-141
Naval Gun Systems
AK-176MA1
AK-630M2
Radar Systems
Mineral-ME1
Pozitiv-MEK1
Sea-Based Air Defense Systems
1
Listing
Ship Status Com Decom
567 Mytishchi Active July 2018
577 Sovetsk Active September 2018



Project 22801

Group : Corvettes
Status : Active
Origin : Russia
Contractors : Amur Shipyard, Central Marine Design Bureau Almaz, More Shipyard, Pella Shipyard, Zelenodolsk Shipyard
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : November 21, 2020
Total Production : 14

The Russian Project Project 22801 class corvette features the Pantsir-M air defense system as replacement for the AK-630M close-in weapon system. The Pantsir-M will make possible shooting down airborne threats at ranges of up to 20 kilometers thus providing extended air defense compared with the AK-630M gun system. The first improved Karakurt was commissioned in 2020.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
RussiaActive 7/14 Pacific fleet (6), Black Sea fleet (4) and Baltic Sea fleet (8) Updated 2021 Pacific fleet (4), Black Sea (5) and Baltic (5)
Specifications
Notes
Ammunition Load 125 72mm rounds
Crew 39
Number of Engines 2
Number of Weapons 8
Dimensions
Beam 11 meter
Draft 4 meter
Length 67 meter
Main Gun Caliber 76.2 millimeter
Mass
Full Displacement 870 ton
Performance
Max Range 2,500 nautical mile
Speed
Top Speed 30 knot
Time
Mission Endurance 15 day
Gear
Anti-Ship Missiles
3M54TE8
3M54TE18
Onyx8
Anti-Submarine Rockets
91RTE28
Cruise Missiles
Kalibr-NK8
Zircon-K8
Missile Launchers
3S-141
Naval Gun Systems
AK-176MA1
Radar Systems
Mineral-ME1
Pozitiv-MEK1
Sea-Based Air Defense Systems
Pantsir-M1
Listing
Ship Status Com Decom
584 Odintsovo Active November 21, 2020
633 Tsiklon Active July 12, 2023
254 Kozelsk Active 2024
578 Kaluga Active 2024
802 Askold Active 2024
804 Tucha Active 2024
803 Amur Active August 26, 2024
401 Rzhev Active October 8, 2024
255 Okhotsk Under Construction 2025
256 Vikhr Under Construction 2025
805 Taifun Under Construction 2025
402 Udomlya Under Construction 2026
204 Shtorm Under Construction 2027
#16 Priliv Cancelled 2027
#17 Priboj Cancelled 2027
#18 Nakat Cancelled 2027
203 Uragan Under Construction 2027
#19 Volna Cancelled 2028

News

Tuesday, 27 August, 2024
Russian Navy Project 22800 Missile Corvette Equipped with Pantsir-M Air Defense System

The shipborne Pantsyr surface-to-air missile/gun system is capable of effectively repelling multiple air strikes from different directions MOSCOW, August 27.

Sunday, 7 April, 2024
Russian Pantsir-M Seaborne Air Defense System Successfully Shot Down Storm Shadow Cruise Missile

CEO of High Precision Weapons company Oleg Ryazantsev said that the Pantsir-M "is the system designed to counter threats of such kind" MOSCOW, April 7.

Monday, 31 July, 2023
Russian Navy To Get Four Karakurt-Class Missile Corvettes in 2023 and Another Two in 2024

Another Karakurt-class missile corvettes are due to enter service with the Russian Navy in 2024 MOSCOW, July 31.

Saturday, 19 May, 2018
Russian Navy Begins Testing of First Karakurt-Class Corvette

A video from the Russian Ministry of Defense shows the vessel in the lake, as well as the work of the ship's crew.

Saturday, 25 November, 2017
Russian Navy Outlines Capabilities of Cutting-Edge Karakurt Corvettes

The fastness of a destroyer, the size of a cruiser and the stealth nature of a submarine – this is what Russia’s Karakurt-class small-size missile corvettes pack.

Saturday, 3 June, 2017
Russian Navy to Get First Karakurt Class Corvette after the Summer

The Russian Navy’s first Karakurt-class missile corvette, to be floated out before the end of this summer, will bristle with an impressive array of Kalibr land-attack cruise

Friday, 17 March, 2017
More Shipyard to Build Three Karakurt Missile Corvettes for the Russian Navy

Russian Deputy Defense Minister said that Three Karakurt-class (Project 22800) corvettes for the Russian Navy will be constructed at the More (Sea) Shipyard in the town of

Monday, 10 October, 2016
Russian Navy Buyan-M Corvette to Be Equipped with Pantsir-M Air Defense System

One of the newest corvettes of the Russian Navy, the Buyan-M, will be equipped with the naval version of the Pentair anti-aircraft missile system and an advanced radar, according

Sunday, 7 August, 2016
Russian Navy Orders Five Karakut Class Corvettes for the Black Sea Fleet

The Black Sea Fleet is expected to receive a batch of five new Project 22800 'Karakut' ('Black Widow') warships, classified as both 'small missile ships' and 'small corvettes'.

Wednesday, 23 December, 2015
Russia Lays Down First Two Project 22800 Corvettes

The ships will be armed with Kalibr cruise missiles and will enter the ranks of the Russian Navy in 2017-2018.

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State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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