Malachite Anti-Ship Missile Carrier " рассвет" Practiced Countering Unmanned Threats in the Barents Sea

Comprehensive training of the crew of the MRK Project 1234.1 included the destruction of high-speed small-sized targets against the background of modern challenges of naval warfare

The crew of the small missile ship (MRK) " рассвет" of the Kola Flotilla of heterogeneous forces of the Northern Fleet conducted comprehensive artillery exercises at the sea ranges of the Barents Sea. During the maneuvers, the sailors practiced scenarios for countering modern threats, including attacks by unmanned marine vehicles and air attack weapons.

MRK " рассвет"

The combat crews of the ship carried out firing from two artillery systems: the universal 76-mm AK-176 installation and the six-barreled 30-mm AK-630 close-range anti-aircraft artillery installation. The exercises included the destruction of marine targets simulating both a traditional surface ship of the enemy and a small-sized unmanned boat capable of carrying out high-speed attacks. At the same time, the crew repelled a conditional air raid and destroyed a small-sized air target approaching the ship at an extremely low altitude.

" рассвет" is a small missile ship of Project 1234.1 of the Northern Fleet of Russia.

Technical characteristics:

  • Length: 59.3 meters
  • Width: 11.8 meters
  • Draft: 3.08 meters
  • Crew: 64 people
  • Displacement: standard — 640 tons, full — 730 tons
  • Maximum speed: 34 knots
  • Autonomy: 10 days
  • Cruising range: 1500 nautical miles (at a speed of 18 knots), 3700 nautical miles (at a speed of 12 knots)
  • Engines: diesel, 3 × M-507A, total power — 30,000 hp (3 × 10,000 hp)
  • Propeller: 3 fixed pitch propellers.

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