Tarantul class corvette
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The Tarantul are a class of (former) Soviet missile corvettes. The Russian designation was Project 1241.1 Molnya (Lightning). The ships were deigned to replace the Osa class missile boats. The Soviets realised the need for a larger more seaworthy craft with better gun armament. The boats were built by the Petrovsky yard (Leningrad), Rybinsk and Ulis yard (Vladivostok). A version of these ships for coastal anti submarine warfare and patrol was developed as the Pauk class corvette or Project 1241.2.
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[edit] General Characteristics
From Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- Displacement: 480 tons standard, 540 tons full load
- Length: 56.0 m
- Beam: 10.5 m
- Draught: 2.4 m
- Machinery: 2 shaft COGAG, 24,000 hp main turbines and 8000 cruising turbines (2 boats were fitted with cruising diesels)
- Speed: 36 knots
- Range: 1650 at 14 knots
- Armament:
- 4 x SS-N-2 or 4 x SS-N-22
- 1 SA-N-5 SAM (1x4)
- 1 x 76mm gun
- 1 - 30mm gun (AK-630) or CADS-N-1 Kashtan
- Crew - 50
[edit] Ships
[edit] Soviet Navy
- 98 ships built, currently (2005) - 23 Russian Navy, 23 Ukrainian Navy in service
[edit] Bulgarian Navy
- 1 Ship in service
[edit] East German Navy
- 5 ships built - all retired including Hiddensee, which is currently a museum ship in Fall River, USA
[edit] Indian Navy
Names & Pennant Numbers with Commission Dates:
- INS Veer K40 (26 March 1987 at Poti, former USSR)
- INS Nirbhik K41 (21 December 1987 at Poti, former USSR)
- INS Nipat K42 (5 December 1988 at Poti, former USSR)
- INS Nishank K43 (12 September 1989 at Poti, former USSR)
- INS Nirghat K44 (15 December 1989 at Poti, former USSR)
- INS Vibhuti K45 (3 June 1991 at Mazagon Dock Ltd, Mumbai)
- INS Vipul K46 (16 March 1992 at Mazagon Dock Ltd, Mumbai)
- INS Vinash K47 (20 November 1993 at Goa Shipyard Ltd)
- INS Vidyut K48 (16 January 1995 at Goa Shipyard Ltd)
- INS Nashak K83 (29 December 1996 at Mazagon Dock Ltd, Mumbai)
- INS Prahar K98 (1 March 1997 at Goa Shipyard Ltd) Lost at sea on 22 April 2006
- INS Prabal K92; Commissioned - 11 April 2002 at MDL, Mumbai.
- INS Pralaya K91; Commissioned - 18 December 2002 at Goa SY Ltd.
[edit] Polish Navy
- ORP Górnik (434)
- ORP Hutnik (435)
- ORP Metalowiec (436)
- ORP Rolnik (437)
[edit] Romanian Navy
- 3 ships in service
[edit] Vietnam Navy
- 4 ships in service
[edit] Yemen Navy
- 1 ship in service
[edit] External links
- State of the Russian Navy
- Project 1241 Tarantul class Guided Missile Corvette
- Bharat Rakshak Indian Navy Veer class
- Guided Missile Corvette "R-109" from Russian Black Sea fleet (with photos)
- Guided Missile Corvette "R-239" from Russian Black Sea fleet (with photos)
- Guided Missile Corvette "Ivanovetc" from Russian Black Sea fleet (with photos)
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