The Russian Corvette RFS 530 Steregushchy during a naval parade in Saint Petersburg, Russia

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The Steregushchiy (Watchful) is the lead ship of the latest class of corvettes of the Russian Navy, the Steregushchiy class. The ship was build by the Severnaya Verf shipyard in and was laid down in December 2001, launched in May 2006 and joined the Russian navy on 17th November 2007. In total, the Russian Navy have publicly announced that they expect to buy at least 20 of these ships, for all four major fleets.

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Size: 5242px × 3493px
Location: Neva River, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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