Russian Navy latest Raptor-class patrol boats officially enter the Baltic Fleet

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Russian Navy latest Raptor-class patrol boats officially enter the Baltic Fleet
By: Navy Recognition News - 07-20-20
Re: https://www.navyrecognition.com/inde...tic-fleet.html

The latest two Raptor high-speed patrol boats have officially entered the Baltic Fleet on July 16 2020. The Project 03160 Raptor-class patrol boats have been built at the Pella Shipyard on order from the Russian Navy. They are designated to carry out patrols in the coastal areas of seas.
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One of two boats of project 03160 (code "Raptor") with serial number 715, which were transferred to the Baltic Fleet, built by Pella, June 2020. (Picture source: JSC Pella)

"Therefore, the boats officially entered service with the Baltic Fleet. Both boats were delivered to the state customer ahead of schedule. The acceptance/delivery certificates were signed on July 8, 2020," the press office said in a statement.

The Project 03160 Raptor-class patrol boats built at the Pella Shipyard on order from the Russian Navy are designated to carry out patrols in the coastal areas of seas, straits and river estuaries in the daytime and at night at a distance of 100 nautical miles from the base.

Raptor-class boats can also be used for promptly transporting up to 20 marines, intercepting and detaining small targets and carrying out search and rescue operations in the areas of their patrolling.

The Project 03160 patrol boat is armored and outfitted with a remotely operated weapon station with a 14.5mm machine-gun and two 7.62mm Pecheneg machine-guns on bracket mounts. The boat is 16.9 meters long and 4.1 meters wide and has a crew of three. It can develop a speed of up to 50 knots.

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One of two boats of project 03160 (code "Raptor") with serial number 716, which were transferred to the Baltic Fleet, built by Pella, June 2020. (Picture source: JSC Pella)

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Personal note: They sorta remind you of our old PT Boats! Would most likely be used the same way we did during WWII. Quick hit and run boats. Quick maneuvering and pretty fast on flat seas.

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