Two Russian Project 21631 Buyan-M Class Corvettes Deploy to Mediterranean Sea

"The ships Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol are planned to join the Russian Navy’s permanent grouping in the distant maritime zone in the Mediterranean Sea in accordance with the force rotation plan," the spokesman said.

The ships Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol that left Sevastopol on October 4 are currently passing through the Black Sea straits and will enter "the Mediterranean Sea" in the evening, Voskresensky said.

In mid-August, the small missile ships Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol took part in Russia’s anti-terror operation in Syria. They launched three 3M-14 Kalibr cruise missiles to destroy ground facilities of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia).

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Navy Recognition Comment:
The Project 21631 small missile ship is armed with the Kalibr (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) missile system containing missiles in the 3S14 vertical launcher with eight launch tubes. The Kalibr missile system delivers strikes on naval and ground targets using 3M-54 and 3M-14 cruise missiles, respectively. The Project 21631 small missile ship is equipped with the A-190 100mm gun, the AK-630-2 Duet small-caliber antiaircraft artillery system and 3M-47 Gibka launchers. The Project 21631 small missile ship has a length of 75 meters, a displacement of 949 tons, a speed of 25 knots and endurance of 2,500 miles. The ship’s crew totals 52. Its cruising capacity is up to ten days.