ST. PETERSBURG, July 27 (RIA Novosti, Olga Vtorova) - The Northern Dockyard here hosted the laying ceremony of the Boyky patrol vessel for the Russian Navy Wednesday.
Boiky will be the third patrol vessel to be built as part of the Almaz design bureau's project.
The ship, which has a 2,000-ton displacement, a 27-knot speed and 100 crew members, will be equipped with the Stealth system making it invisible to radars.
The construction of the lead ship of the series, The Steregushchy, began in December 2001. The hull, power system and topsides of the vessel have already been completed.
The second corvette, Soobrazitelny, has been under construction since May 2003. Its hull is already completed.
