Russia's Black Sea Fleet 7th Raptor (Project 03160) High Speed Patrol Boat Completes State Trials - TASS

: Posted On Friday, 11 December 2015 09:56

Naval Forces News - Russia

Russia's Black Sea Fleet 7th Raptor (Project 03160) High Speed Patrol Boat Completes State Trials

The Russian-made 7th Project 03160 patrol boat has competed state trials and has been accepted for operation, the Pella Shipyard’s press office said on Friday. The Russian shipyard Open Joint Stock Company "Pella" is based in Leningrad. According to the press office, the new boat has already arrived at its permanent base and will join Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in the imminent future.

Project 03160 Raptor of the Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet

The Project 03160 patrol boat is designed to carry out patrol missions in coastal waters, conduct search and rescue operations, intercept low-tonnage vessels and defend ports and bases from surface and aerial targets. The Project 03160 patrol boat is armed with the Uprava-Kord remote-controlled combat module, a large-caliber machine gun and two Pecheneg machine guns.

The boat’s deck house and personnel room have Class 5 armor protection. The Project 03160 patrol boat has a displacement of 23 tons, a length of 16.9 meters, a maximum speed of 50 knots and endurance of 300 miles. Its crew totals two-three with 20-strong special personnel.

The 7th Raptor High Speed Patrol Boat. Picture: Pella

Main characteristics of the ship according to Open JSC “Pella”:
Length max ab. 17 m
Width max ab. 4,0 m
Fixed height ab. 3,5 m
Depth ab. 0,9 m
Crew 2 persons
Special staff 22 persons
Speed about 50 knots
Total power 2000 h.p.

Military equipment
Remote weapon station with gyrostabilizer optical-electronic module
Caliber - 14,5 m;
Range of target detection - 3000 m
Rifle range - 2000 m
2x 6P41 “Pecheneg” machine guns having 7.62 mm caliber on bracket mount.