MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A total of 6 ships of that class are expected to be built for the Navy's Black Sea Fleet by 2020.
"On February 18, at the Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky the third patrol boat of the Project 22160 will be laid down. By the navy commander's decree, the ship was given the name Pavel Derzhavin," Сapt. 1st Rank Igor Dygalo said.
The Project 22160 ships are intended for economic zone patrol, search-and-rescue operations, anti-piracy and anti-smuggling activities, environmental monitoring, as well as coastal defense and escort service, according to the shipyard. They have a range of 6,000 nautical miles and are armed with a single 57mm cannon, heavy machine guns, air defense system and missile launchers.
