Raptor-class patrol boat
Project 03160 "Raptor" patrol boats are a series of Russian high-speed coastal patrol boats. Patrol boats of the project 03160 "Raptor" belong to the 4th rank ships in the Russian Navy. This project was developed by the design bureau of JSC Leningrad Shipyard Pella on the instructions of the Russian Navy. The boats are being built at the Pella shipyard in the town of Otradnoye, Leningrad Region. Due to the great similarity in appearance, the boats of the project can be confused with the Swedish CB90-class fast assault craft and other transport and landing  boats of the 02510 BK-16 project, developed by the Kalashnikov concern and manufactured at Rybinsk shipyard. Role. The boats are designed for patrolling, search and rescue operations, and the transfer of troops in the coastal zone of the seas, straits and river estuaries during daylight hours and at night at a maximum distance of up to 100 miles from the base. They can also be part of a large amphibious assault ship or a universal amphibious assault ship, located in the docking chamber or on board. Main goals: patrolling the water area; assistance to the forces of the SS FSB  of Russia in the protection of the state border of Russia; defense of naval bases; ensuring the safety of ships on unprotected roadsteads; detection, interception, and detention of small targets; high-speed delivery of groups (up to 20 people) with weapons, gear, and equipment; ensuring the actions of special-purpose units; rescue of people in the areas of duty; search and rescue operations. A medical evacuation boat was developed on the basis of the main project. Design. The bridge with two crew workstations and controls is shifted to the bow of the boat, it has armor protection of classes 5  and 5a, the windows are made of bullet-resistant glass 39 mm thick. The troop compartment is located behind the wheelhouse. For disembarkation / landing of the group, the upper and rear hatches of the troop compartment or the passage from the bow ramp through the wheelhouse are used. Also, a bow ramp can be used for landing troops. In case of possible flooding of one of the compartments, it is blocked by a water-gas-tight door, which prevents water from entering other compartments and subsequent flooding of the boat. Crew - 3 people, landing capacity - 20 people. The engine room  is located aft of the vessel, according to the manufacturer, it is equipped with two American 6-cylinder Caterpillars C18 ACERT E-rating turbo diesels (1150 hp at 2300 rpm, 18.1 liters displacement, cylinder block configuration - L6), then there is a clutch mechanism, the so-called clutch, the clutch is followed by a valolinium for the English "Rolls-Royce" Kamewa 36A3 HS jet propellers. In the heels of the ship's hull, the volume of this water conduit is 170 liters, according to the manufacturer's specification. Construction. The lead boat of the P-274 project (serial number 701) was launched  on August 15, 2013, and by August 27, mooring tests were completed. On June 30, 2014 it became known that a contract was signed between the Pella plant and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the construction of boats of project 03160 Raptor, according to which the plant undertook to supply 4 boats in 2014, and 4 boats in 2015. The second serial boat "P-275" (serial number 702) was launched for factory sea trials on June 17, 2014, then the third serial boat "P-276" (serial number 703). By the end of 2014, it was planned to transfer  4 boats to the Russian Navy. In fact, three boats were launched and ready to start testing - "P-275", "P-276" and "P-281". Tests of these boats began in December 2014, and on March 5, 2015, they were accepted into the Russian Black Sea Fleet in a detachment of anti-sabotage forces and assets of the Novorossiysk naval base. On June 12, 2015, on the Day of Russia, the Andreevskie flags were raised on them. The fourth serial boat "P-281" (serial number 704) was launched in 2014. Upon completion of the tests, the boat was accepted by the state commission on March  25, 2015. Enlisted in the Russian Baltic Fleet based at Kronstadt. From July 1 to 5, it was presented at the International Maritime Defense Show in St. Petersburg. Two more patrol boats joined the Navy at the end of November 2015 after the completion of sea, government and factory tests. A series of eight units was completed by a boat, which was received by the Russian Navy on December 28, 2015. In May 2016, it became known that the Russian Ministry of Defense signed a contract with the Leningrad shipyard Pella for the supply by the end of 2018 of  more than 10 patrol boats of the 03160 Raptor project and the road tugs of the 16609 project for the Russian Navy. On December 15, 2016, two more boats were launched, factory # 709 and # 710, for the Russian Navy. On April 15, 2020, at the Pella plant, two boats numbered 715 and 716 of the 03160 Raptor project were launched, these are the 15th and 16th boats from the series, on July 15, 2020 they entered the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy. On November 14, 2020, at the Pella shipyard, the ceremony of handing over the 17th boat from  the series 03160 Raptor to the Russian Navy was held.