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Naval ForcesRussia

Karakurt (Project 22800)

Missile corvetteIn serviceFielded 2018Pending verification

Also known as: Project 22800

Naval ForcesRUS
Karakurt (Project 22800)
Photo: Пресс-служба Президента России · CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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System
TypeMissile corvette
Alternative designationsProject 22800
Date of introduction2018
ProliferationOrigin country only
Crew70Med[1]
Hulls delivered17Hulls listed in the source cardLow[1]
Dimensions and weight
Length67 m220 ftMed[1]
Beam11 m36 ftMed[1]
Draft4.0 mMed[1]
Displacement (full load)800–860 tMed[1]
Propulsion and performance
Propulsion3 x Zvezda M507D1Med[1]
Engine power30,000 hp (22.37 MW)Med[1]
Range4,630 km2,877 mi · 2,500 nmi2,500 n miles (4,630.0 km) at 13 kt (24.1 km/h)Med[1]
Speed30 kt56 km/hMed[1]
Protection
Physical CountermeasuresPK-10 DLS; 4 KT-216 10-barrel 120 mm fixed launchers; IR flares and chaff.Med[1]
Electronic CountermeasuresMP-405-1 suite with 2 Bell Shroud and 2 Bell Squat; intercept and jammers.Med[1]
NBC Water Washdown SystemYesMed[1]
Armament
Missile Weapon System2 × 4 UKSK VLS cells for Kalibr or Oniks anti-ship cruise missilesMed[1]
Gun Weapon System1 × 76.2 mm 59-caliber AK-176MA or 100 mm A-190 automatic dual-purpose guns; 1 × Pantsir-M CIWS with Hermes-K missiles or 1 × 3M89 Palash/ Palma CIWS with Sosna-R missiles (4+4 SAM in total 8 plus under reload units) or 2 × AK-630M-2 CIWS.; 2 x 12.7x108 mm Kord machine gunMed[1]
Fire control
Air/Search Radar1 x Pozitiv-MK (Mytishchi, Sovetsk) or Mineral-M1/2 (Band Stand); (from Odintsovo); I-band active and D/E/F/G/H-passive.Med[1]
Fire Control Radar1 x MR-123 Vympel/Bagira (Bass Tilt); I-band.Med[1]
Variants
Mytishchi (ex-Uragan)Commissioned: 2018 Status: Active[1]
Sovetsk (ex-Taifun)Commissioned: Status: Active[1]
Kozelsk (ex-Shtorm)Commissioned: 2022 Status: Active[1]
Odintsovo (ex-Shkval)Commissioned: 2020 Status: Active[1]
TsiklonCommissioned: INA Status: Sea Trials[1]
Askold (ex-Musson)Commissioned: INA Status: Sea Trials[1]
BuryaCommissioned: INA Status: Sea Trials[1]
CyklonCommissioned: INA Status: Sea Trials[1]
Summary

The Karakurt Class (Project 22800 Class) Russian Corvette is a new class of Russian corvettes (small missile ships in Russian classification) that have been entering service with the Russian Navy since 2018.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Operators
Russia
Sources
  1. Karakurt Class (Project 22800 Class) Russian Corvette, U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
    Published/updated 2026-03-20 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-10-10
Change log
  • 2026-10-05 Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
  • 2026-10-06 Added photo (CC BY 4.0)