TFR "Inquisitive" returns to combat formation of the Black Sea Fleet
Sevastopol, February 11 (PolitNavigator, Evgeniy Andreev) – On the Black Sea Fleet patrol ship “Inquisitive,” which has been undergoing scheduled repairs since May last year, all measures to restore technical readiness have been fully completed.
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This was reported in the fleet information support department.
The crew of the Pytlivy, under the command of Captain 2nd Rank Dmitry Dobrynin, successfully completed elements of basic training and began performing tasks at sea. In the near future, the personnel will have to confirm the title of the ship of constant readiness by performing missile and artillery firing at coastal, sea and air targets.
After completing the entire mandatory cycle of combat training, the patrol ship “Pytlivy” is planned to be used to perform tasks as part of a permanent formation of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea.
Note that the TFR crew consists of 197 people. The ship's armament is URPK-5 "Rastrub" (4 launchers), 2x1 100-mm AK-100 gun mounts, 2x2 launchers for the Osa-MA-2 air defense missile system (40 9M-33 missiles), 2x4 533-mm torpedo tubes, 2x12 rocket launchers bomb launcher RBU-6000.
The Pytlivy frigate returns to the Black Sea Fleet's combat ranks.