Another small rocket ship launched
On June 11, the Gorky Zelenodolsk Shipyard saw a ceremony of launching the eighth small rocket ship of Project 21631 (developed by the Zelenodolsk Design Office), which was given the name of “Ingushetia”. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin, Head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defence, the Russian Navy, officials of the Zelenodolsk Municipality, heads of Ak Bars Holding Company, Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation, as well as representatives of designer and contracting organisations.
The small missile ships of Project 21631, being built at the shipyard since 2010 for the Russian Navy, are multi-purpose river-sea vessels equipped with the most advanced missile, artillery, anti-sabotage, AA, and radio-electronic weapons. The ships are dedicated to the protection and defence of national economic zones.
Seven ships of this project, the lead ship Grad Sviyazhsk and the follow-on ships Uglich, Velikiy Ustyug, Zelenyy Dol, Serpukhov, Vyshniy Volochek, and Orekhovo-Zuyevo are already assigned to the Russian Navy. Small rocket ship Zelenyy Dol was recognised as the best small missile ship in the Russian Navy by winning a prize of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy in the missile firing and was also named as the best ship in the Black Sea Fleet.