Project 20386 corvette


Project 20386 is Russia's newest class of corvettes being constructed by Severnaya Verf for the Russian Navy. Based on the and classes, the new class will be larger and will incorporate more stealthy design. There are plans to build a series of at least ten such corvettes.

History

The lead ship of the class was laid down on 28 October 2016 and is expected to enter service after 2020. In February 2019, the technical readiness of the lead vessel reached 12%. On 9 April 2019, Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu announced, the ship will be named Merkuriy.

Ships