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Russian patrol boat Vasily Bykov

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Vasily Bykov at the Novorossiysk Naval Base [ru] in Novorossiysk in 2022
History
RussiaRussia
NameVasily Bykov
BuilderZelenodolsk Shipyard
Laid down26 February 2014
Launched28 August 2017
Commissioned20 December 2018
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeProject 22160
Complement80
Armament
  • 1 × 76.2 mm AK-176MA automatic dual-purpose gun[1]
  • 2 × 14.5 mm MTPU machineguns
  • DP-65 10 barreled anti-saboteur automatic grenade launcher system
  • DP-64 2 barreled anti-saboteur grenade launcher system
  • A variety of module containers including weapon modules containing 324 mm Paket-NK torpedoes,[2] 3M24 and Kalibr-NK
Aircraft carried1 x Ka-27 or Ka-226

Vasily Bykov (Russian: Василий Быков, romanized: Vasiliy Bykov) is a project 22160 patrol boat of the Russian Navy, of which it was the first ship built.[3] It was laid down on 26 February 2014 on the Zelenodolsk Shipyard at Zelenodolsk in Tatarstan, Russia,[4] and launched on 28 August 2017.[3] Vasily Bykov was commissioned on 20 December 2018 in the Novorossiysk Naval Base [ru] at Novorossiysk, becoming part of the Black Sea Fleet.[5]

Operational history

Vasily Bykov, along with the Slava-class cruiser Moskva, took part in the attack on Snake Island on 24 February 2022 during the first day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The island was bombarded with the ships' guns before Russian Naval Infantry landed. The confrontation ended with the Russian takeover of Snake Island.[6]

On 7 March 2022, Ukrainian sources claimed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had attacked Vasily Bykov using a shore based multiple rocket launcher system off the coast of Odessa, stating that the ship had been heavily damaged or even sunk.[7][8][9][10][11] However, on 16 March 2022, Vasily Bykov was seen returning to the Russian Black Sea Fleet naval base in Sevastopol, with no damage visible.[12][13] According to The Drive, the Moldovan-flagged vessel MV Millennial Spirit, that was still burning since it was hit by a Russian warship on 25 February 2022, twelve miles from Ukrainian port Yuzhne, could have been mistakenly interpreted by Ukrainian officials as the Vasily Bykov.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Завершены полигонные испытания модернизированной корабельной артиллерийской установки АК-176МА" [Field tests of the modernized shipborne artillery mount AK-176MA completed]. Bmpd.livejournal.com. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Проект 22160". balancer.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Ptichkin, Sergey (2 July 2018). "Меняет оружие на ходу". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Заложен патрульный корабль "Василий Быков"". bmpd.livejournal.com (in Russian). 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ "В состав Черноморского флота приняты патрульный корабль "Василий Быков" и спасательное буксирное судно "Капитан Гурьев"". Telekanal "ZVEZDA" (in Russian). 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Russian Navy Captures Ukraine's Outpost on Snake Island". The Maritime Executive. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. ^ Chaturvedi, Amit (8 March 2022). ""We f***ing Hit Them": Report Says Russian Ship That Attacked Snake Island Destroyed". NDTV. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ^ Ough, Tom (7 March 2022). "'We f------ hit them!' Ukraine inflicts blow to Russian warship which attacked Snake Island soldiers". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. ^ "По предварительной информации, сегодня ракетным залпом с побережья Одесской области как минимум поврежден патрульный корабль ЧФ РФ "Василий Быков"" (in Ukrainian). Ukrinform. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Затопленным российским кораблем может быть "Василий Быков" из оккупированной Керчи" (in Ukrainian). Channel 24. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ^ "'Go f*** yourself': Russian ship destroyed". NZ Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  12. ^ "The Curious Case Of Russia's Back From The Dead Warship". The Drive. 16 March 2022. All told, Vasiliy Bykov's claimed destruction at the hands of a Ukrainian rocket artillery battery is exactly the kind of morale-boosting story of plucky underdog determination and resourcefulness that, especially with the additional Snake Island connection, one might want to be true. However, the ship's apparent reappearance in Crimea unscathed suggests that it is not.
  13. ^ Trevithick, Joseph. "The Curious Case Of Russia's 'Back From The Dead' Warship That Ukraine Supposedly Struck". The Drive. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  14. ^ "The Curious Case Of Russia's 'Back From The Dead' Warship That Ukraine Supposedly Struck". thedrive.com. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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