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Nanuchka-class corvette of the Soviet Navy

Moroz in Vladivostok, 2016
History
Russia
Name
  • Moroz
  • (Мороз)
NamesakeMoroz
BuilderVostochnaya Verf, Vladivostok
Yard number77
Laid down17 February 1985
Launched29 September 1989
Commissioned30 December 1989
IdentificationSee Pennant numbers
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeNanuchka III-class corvette
Displacement
  • 560 long tons (569 t) standard
  • 660 long tons (671 t) full load
Length59.3 m (194 ft 7 in)
Beam12.6 m (41 ft 4 in)
Draft2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h)
Range
  • 2,500 nautical miles (4,630 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
  • 900 nmi (1,667 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement60
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar:
    • Band Stand fire control
    • Bass Tilt
    • Peel Pair surface search
    • Pop group
Armament
  • 2 × triple P-120 (SS-N-9 'Siren')
  • 16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25 'Switchblade') anti-ship cruise missiles
  • 1 × 76mm AK-176 gun
  • 1 × 30mm AK-630 gun
  • 20 × 4K33 (SA-N-4 'Gecko') surface-to-air missiles

Moroz was a Nanuchka-class corvette in the Soviet Navy and later the Russian Navy.

Specifications

Main article: Nanuchka-class corvette

Small missile ships of the Project 1234 according to NATO classification Nanuchka-class corvette is a series of Soviet small missile ships (MRK) of the 3rd rank built at shipyards of the USSR from 1967-1992.

The type consists of three series of subprojects:

  • Project 1234, NATO code Nanuchka I
  • Project 1234E, NATO code Nanuchka II
  • Project 1234.1, NATO code Nanuchka III
  • Project 1234.7, NATO code Nanuchka IV

By the name of the project code, the ships received the nickname gadflies in the navy. IRAs of Project 1234 were supplied to the Navy of four countries of the world: the USSR, Algeria, Libya and India. Libyan ones were destroyed during the NATO military operation in the summer of 2011; Indian ships of this project were withdrawn from the Indian Navy in 1999-2004.

The ships of the project were actively operated in all four fleets of the Soviet Navy and during the 1970-1980s carried out combat services in the World Ocean. They left a noticeable mark on the history of Soviet shipbuilding and are currently being gradually withdrawn from the combat strength of the Russian fleet. So, if at the beginning of 2001 in the Russian Navy there were 2 ships of project 1234 and 18 ships of Project 1234.1, then by 2006 all ships of project 1234 were withdrawn from the Navy and only 12 ships of the project remained in Project 1234.1 and 1 ship of Project 1234.7.

Construction and career

Moroz was laid down on 17 February 1985 at Vostochnaya Verf, Vladivostok. Launched on 29 September 1989 and commissioned into the Pacific Fleet on 30 December 1986. The ship was reported to have decommissioned in 2021.

Pennant numbers

Date Pennant number
434
450
1990 402
2000 409

Citations

  1. ^ Kostrichenko, V. V.; Kuzmichev, V. E. Пистолет у виска империализма. p. 2.
  2. Yu.V., Apalkov (2004). Корабли ВМФ СССР. Справочник. Галея Принт. p. 11. ISBN 5-8172-0087-2.
  3. "Атрина". www.webcitation.org. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. "Сайт «АТРИНА» • Малый ракетный корабль пр.12347; Nanuchka-IV class". 13 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Small Missile Ships - Project 1234". russianships.info. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  6. "Small Missile Ships - Project 1234".
Nanuchka-class corvettes
 Soviet and  Russian Navies
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Nanuchka II
Nanuchka III
Nanuchka IV
 Algerian National Navy
Nanuchka II
 Indian Navy
Nanuchka II
 Libyan Navy
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