The ice-class patrol ship "Ivan Papanin" of project 23550 arrived at the Northern Fleet after an inter-fleet passage to conduct tests in the waters of the Arctic Ocean. This was reported in the press service of the fleet.
The ship's crew made an inter-fleet passage from the Baltic to the Barents Sea. At the Northern Fleet, the ship will undergo several tests, including ice tests in the waters of the Arctic Ocean.
Patrol ships of project 23550 are capable of overcoming ice up to 1.7 meters thick. In the version of the ships for the Russian Navy, it is assumed that the ship's armament will include a 76.2-mm artillery installation.
It is possible to place eight cruise missiles "Caliber-K" and / or anti-ship missiles "Uran" in two container launchers. The icebreaker is also capable of carrying a helicopter.
Earlier www1.ru reported that carriers of "Calibers" and "Urans" of the Russian Navy sailed to the shores of India.
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