To replace the Askold: Russia has transported a new ship from Tatarstan, – Defense Express

Russia transported a new ship to Kerch to replace the damaged Askold/Collage 24 Channel

Defense Express journalists said that the Russians transported a new launch vehicle to temporarily occupied Kerch. We are talking about the new corvette of Project 22800 “Karakurt”.

This Russian ship is a carrier of Caliber-type missiles. The new “Karakurt” was transported to Kerch to replace the damaged ship “Askold”.

“Karakurt” arrived in Kerch to replace the “Askold” “

Defense Express studied the infographics created by OSINT analyst MT_Anderson based on satellite imagery. It showed the current state of the Project 22800 Karakurt missile corvettes, equipped with Caliber cruise missiles. Askold” is currently undergoing repairs at the Zaliv plant in temporarily occupied Kerch. The damaged parts of the ship's hull were covered from above by the Russians.

Current condition of Project 22800 Karakurt corvettes as part of the Black Sea Fleet/Photo MT_Anderson

Of particular interest is the photo taken on December 5, 2023 in Novorossiysk . The photo shows two “Karakurts”, including a completed and tested ship called “Amur”, as well as, presumably, the ship “Tucha”.

Unlike the three previous Karakurts, built at the Kerch Zalov plant, the Tucha corvette was built at a shipyard in Zelenodolsk, located in Tatarstan, on the banks of the Volga. So, there is an assumption that the Russians transported the new ship “Caliber”, which may have replaced the destroyed “Askold”, to Novorossiysk via the Volga-Don Canal.

The ship “Cloud”, which the Russians transported from Tatarstan/Photo from open sources

What is known about the new Russian corvette “Tucha”

Corvette Tucha was laid down in 2019 and launched in Zelenodolsk in July 2023.

In terms of its characteristics, the vessel does not differ from previous ships of project 22800 Karakurt:

• full water displacement – 870 tons;
• hull length and width – 67 and 11 meters;
• navigation autonomy – up to 15 days;
• crew – 39 people;
• arms – 76-mm cannon, eight launchers for “Caliber” or “Onyx” missiles, “Pantsir” (in the naval version), as well as the Orlan-10 drone.

Russia decided to restore Askold

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