Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

The smaller (900 ton?) BUYAN M class seems to be a formidable little corvette, based on specs and SSM launches into Syria from Caspian Sea. How do they do it-pack the BIG punch in a small hull? What do they compromise, besides a useless 40+ knot speed and power plant to attain it? DFO

Buyan M Class Guided Missile Corvette RFS Orekhovo-Zuyevo transits the Volga on completion at Zelenodolsk Shipyards for sea trials,June 19th 2018.

Are they trying to jump start her Brian .........looks like a nice and calm passage

IIRC, a couple units of this class were the first Russian warships to launch SSMs, from the Caspian, into Syria. Potent small WARships. DFO


(still can't attach a pic... )

Sorry about Pics , but have asked Jim [ mod ] to peek at the problem when he has time Dennis .

Buyan M Class Guided Missile Corvette RFS Orekhovo-Zuyevo pictured departing for sea trials from Zelenodolsk Shipyard at Saint Petersburg on December 7th 2018.

Four views....... Potent lil corvette....... DFO

Commissioned on June 1st 2018,Buyan M Class Guided Missile Corvette RFS Vyshniy Volochyok pictured at Sevastopol,December 30th 2018.

Buyan M Class Guided Missile Corvettes,RFS Vyshniy Volochek and RFS Orekhovo-Zeuvo pictured with Bora Class Hoverborne Guided Missile Corvette RFS Samum at Sevastopol on December 30th 2018.

Buyan M Class Guided Missile Corvette RFS Vyshniy Volochyok shown departing Sevastopol,May 2019.