Nanuchka-class corvette
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 Project 1234 Ovod (NATO code Nanuchka-I) class corvette
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Missile corvette |
| Displacement | 560 long tons (569 t) standard, 660 long tons (671 t) full load |
| Length | 59.3 m (194.6 ft) |
| Beam | 12.6 m (41.3 ft) |
| Draught | 2.4 m (7.9 ft)Error: has synonymous parameter (help) |
| Draft | 2.7 m [1]Error: has synonymous parameter (help) |
| Propulsion | 3 shaft Diesels, 30,000 hp (22,371 kW) |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range | 2,500 nautical miles (4,630 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h); 900 nmi (1,667 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h) |
| Complement | 60 |
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The Nanuchka class was the NATO reporting name for a series of corvettes or small missile ships built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1969 and 1981. The Soviet designation was Project 1234 Ovod (Gadfly) Small Missile Ship. These ships were designed around the P-120 Malakhit anti ship missile. Export versions used the P-15 Termit Styx missile.
History
Reportedly, it was the Mirazh, a Project 1234 corvette, that sank a Georgian vessel during an attempted attack on Russian ships near Abkhazia's coast on August 10, 2008.[2]
Ships
Soviet Navy
- Nanuchka I (Project 1234) - 17 boats - retired in the 1990s, except Musson which was sunk in error by an SSM during an exercise in 1987 (27 fatalities)
- Nanuchka III (Project 1234.1) - 18 boats - about 11 still in service with the Russian Navy
- Nanuchka IV (project 1234.2) - 1 boat Nakat - in Russian Navy service. Trial vessel for P-800 Oniks ASHM
Export customers
- Algeria - 3 ships delivered 1980-81 in service
- India - 3 ships known as the Durg class, last ship decommissioned in 2004.
- Libya - 4 ships delivered 1981-83, Ain Zaquit sunk by US aircraft 24 March 1986. Replaced by a new ship from the USSR.
- Free Libyan Army - 1 ship captured in 2011 from the Libyan Navy
Ship list
| Name | Laid | Launched | Entered service | Fleet | Withdrawn |
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| Projekt 1234 (Nanuchka I) | |||||
| Burya (Буря), by 1970: MRK-3 | Jan. 13, 1967 | Oct. 10, 1968 | Sept. 30, 1970 | Black | Feb. 11 1991 |
| Briz (Бриз), by 1970 MRK-7 | Nov. 5 1967 | Oct. 10 1969 | Dec. 31 1970 | Black, Pac | Oct. 29 1992 |
| Vikhr (Вихрь) | 21. 08. 1967 | 22. 07. 1970 | 30. 09. 1971 | Black, Pac | 05. 07. 1994 |
| Volna (Волна) | 27. 09. 1968 | 20. 07. 1971 | 31. 12. 1971 | Balt, North | 30. 06. 1993 |
| Grad (Град) | 29. 11. 1967 | 30. 04. 1972 | 30. 09. 1972 | Balt | 30. 06. 1993 |
| Groza (Гроза) | 09. 01. 1969 | 26. 07. 1972 | 26. 12. 1972 | Balt, Black | 1992 |
| Grom (Гром) | 01. 10. 1969 | 29. 10. 1972 | 28. 12. 1972 | Balt, Black | 24. 05. 1995 |
| Zarnica (Зарница) | 27. 07. 1970 | 28. 04. 1973 | 18. 09. 1973 | Black | in service 1998 |
| Molniya (Молния) | 30. 09. 1971 | 27. 08. 1973 | 28. 12. 1973 | Balt | ? |
| Shkval (Шквал) | 17. 05. 1972 | 28. 12. 1973 | 14. 06. 1974 | Balt | 1988 reserve |
| Zaria (Заря) | 18. 10. 1972 | 18. 05. 1974 | 28. 09. 1974 | North | 05. 07. 1994 |
| Myetyel (Метель) | 19. 02. 1973 | 10. 08. 1974 | 08. 12. 1974 | North | 16. 03. 1998 |
| Shtorm (Шторм) | 20. 10. 1973 | 03. 03. 1975 | 15. 06. 1975 | Balt | 16. 03. 1998 |
| Raduga (Радуга) | 16. 01. 1974 | 20. 06. 1975 | 01. 12. 1975 | Balt | 05. 07. 1994 |
| Burun (Бурун) | 1975 | 1977 | 30. 12. 1977 | North, Balt | ? |
| Tsiklon (Циклон) | 22. 09. 1973 | 24. 05. 1977 | 31. 12. 1977 | Pac | 17. 01. 1995 |
| Vyetyer (Ветер) | 27. 02. 1976 | 21. 04. 1978 | 30. 09. 1978 | North | 04. 08. 1995 (possibly 1234.1?) |
| Aysberg (Айсберг) | 11. 11. 1976 | 20. 04. 1979 | 30. 09. 1979 | North | ? (possibly 1234.1?) |
| Tucha (Туча) | 04. 05. 1977 | 29. 04. 1980 | 31. 07. 1980 | North | in service 1995 (possibly 1234.1?) |
| Musson (Муссон) | 14. 07. 1975 | 01. 07. 1981 | 30. 12. 1981 | Pac | sunk 16. 4. 1987 (possibly 1234.1?) |
| Uragan (Ураган) | 01. 08. 1980 | 27. 05. 1983 | 30. 09. 1983 | North | ? (possibly 1234.1?) |
| Projekt 1234.1 (Nanuchka III) | |||||
| Tayfun (Тайфун) | 10. 05. 1974 | 14. 08. 1979 | 30. 12. 1979 | Pac | 04. 08. 1995 |
| Zyb’ (Зыбь), from 1982 Komsomolets Mordovii (Комсомолец Мордовии), from 1992 Shtil (Штиль) |
28. 06. 1976 | 23. 10. 1978 | 31. 12. 1978 | Black | in service 2006 |
| Priboy (Прибой) | 25. 11. 1978 | 20. 04. 1984 | 30. 11. 1984 | North | ? |
| Smerch (Смерч) | 16. 11. 1981 | 16. 11. 1984 | 30. 12. 1984 | Pac | in service Feb 2014 |
| Priliv (Прилив) | 29. 04. 1982 | 26. 04. 1985 | 31. 10. 1985 | Balt | ? |
| Livien’ (Ливень), from 1987 XX Syezd VLKSM (XX Съезд ВЛКСМ), from 1992 Iney (Иней) |
06. 07. 1983 | 05. 10. 1986 | 25. 12. 1987 | Pac | ? |
| Mirazh (Мираж) | 30. 08. 1983 | 19. 08. 1986 | 30. 12. 1986 | Black | in service 2008 |
| Meteor (Метеор) | 13. 11. 1984 | 16. 09. 1987 | 31. 12. 1987 | Balt | in service 1996 |
| Rassvyet (Рассвет) | 29. 09. 1986 | 22. 08. 1988 | 28. 12. 1988 | North | in service 1995 |
| Zyb’ (Зыбь) (II) | 26. 08. 1986 | 28. 02. 1989 | 26. 09. 1989 | Balt | in service 2011 |
| Geyzer (Гейзер) | 21. 12. 1987 | 28. 08. 1989 | 27. 12. 1989 | Balt | in service 2011 |
| Moroz (Мороз) | 17. 02. 1985 | 23. 09. 1989 | 30. 12. 1989 | Pac | in service 1999 |
| Razliv (Разлив) | 01. 11. 1986 | 24. 08. 1991 | 31. 12. 1991 | Pac | in service 1999 |
| Passat (Пассат) | 27. 05. 1988 | 13. 06. 1990 | 06. 12. 1990 | Balt | ? |
| Livien’ (Ливень) (II) | 28. 09. 1988 | 08. 05. 1991 | 25. 10. 1991 | Balt | ? |
| Perekat (Перекат) | 1988 | - | - | - | not completed |
| Projekt 1234.7 (Nanuchka IV) | |||||
| Nakat (Накат) | 04. 11. 1982 | 16. 04. 1987 | 30. 09. 1987 | Pac | ? |
Fleets: Baltic Fleet, Northern Fleet, Black Sea Fleet, Pacific Fleet
| Initial name | Laid | Launched | First commissioned | End user |
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| Projekt 1234E (Nanuchka II) | ||||
| Uragan | 31. 05. 1974 | 16. 04. 1976 | 30. 09. 1976 | 1977 → India "Vijay Durg" |
| Priboy | 22. 01. 1975 | 02. 10. 1976 | 18. 02. 1977 | 1977 → India "Sindhu Durg" |
| Priliv | 23. 06. 1975 | 14. 04. 1977 | 20. 09. 1977 | 1978 → India "Hos Durg" |
| MRK-21 | 10. 03. 1978 | 28. 08. 1979 | 31. 12. 1979 | 04. 07. 1980 → Algeria "Ras Hamidou" |
| MRK-23 | 17. 08. 1978 | 31. 07. 1980 | 31. 10. 1980 | 09. 02. 1981 → Algeria "Salah Reis" |
| МRK-9 | 21. 04. 1979 | 10. 01. 1981 | 27. 05. 1981 | 1981 → Libya "Ean Mara" |
| MRK-22 | 04. 04. 1980 | 13. 08. 1981 | 30. 11. 1981 | 08. 05. 1982 → Algeria "Reis All" |
| МRK-24 | 20. 02. 1981 | 26. 03. 1982 | 31. 05. 1982 | 1983 → Libya "Ean Al Gazala" |
| MRK-25 | 27. 05. 1981 | 21. 07. 1982 | 31. 05. 1983 | 1984 → Libya "Ean Zara" |
| MRK-15 | 25. 03. 1983 | 31. 03. 1984 | 10. 09. 1984 | 1985 → Libya "Ean Zaquit", sunk 25. 03. 1986 |
See also
References
- ^ Couhat Jean. Combat Fleets of the world 1982/1983 Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament Paris: Editions Maritimes et d'Outre-Mer, 1981 ISBN 0-87021-125-0 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 78-50192 Pg.2
- ^ Russia's Mirazh corvette returns to Sevastopol naval base
- Gardiner, Robert (ed.). Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-605-1. OCLC 34284130.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters:|origdate=and|origmonth=(help) Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław. Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261.{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|origmonth=and|origdate=(help) - Berezhnoy, S.S.; Бережной, С.С.. Malye protivolodochnye i malye raketnye korabli VMF SSSR i Rossii (Малые противолодочные и малые ракетные корабли ВМФ СССР и России). Morskaya Kollektsya no. 2/2001 (in Russian). Moscow: Zhurnal Modelist-konstruktor. OCLC 48149340.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|origmonth=and|origdate=(help) - "Project 1234 Nanuchka class Guided Missile Corvette". Federation of American Scientists. 2000-09-07. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- "Guided Missile Corvette Shtil'". SevPortal. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - "Guided Missile Corvette Mirazh". SevPortal. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - All Nanuchka Class Corvettes - Complete Ship List
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Export Nanuchka II class corvette moored in Leningrad (i.e., Saint Petersburg). Photo was taken in July 1983 -
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Libyan Nanuchka II burns after being hit 25 March 1986 -
A port beam view of a Soviet Nanuchka I .
