Pauk class corvette

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The Pauk class is the Nato reporting name for a class of small patrol corvettes built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1977 and 1989. The Russian designation is Project 1241.2 Molniya-2. These ships are designed for coastal patrol and inshore anti-submarine warfare. The design is the patrol version of the Tarantul class corvette which is designated Project 1241.1 by the Russians, but is slightly longer and has diesel engines. The boats are fitted with a dipping sonar which is also used in Soviet helicopters.

Contents 1 General characteristics 2 Ships 3 Soviet Navy 4 Export 4.1 Bulgarian Navy 4.2 Cuban Navy 4.3 Indian Navy 4.4 Vietnam Navy 5 References

[edit] General characteristics

From Conway’s all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995

• Displacement: 500 long tons (508 t) standard, 580 LT (589 t) full load
• Length: about 57 metres (187 ft)
• Beam: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
• Draught: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
• Machinery: 2 shaft diesels, 20,000 shaft horsepower (14,914 kW)
• Speed: 28–34 knots (51.9 km/h/32.2 mph – 63 km/h/39.1 mph)
• Range: 1,650 nautical miles (3,056 km/1,899 mi) at 14 kn (25.9 km/h/16.1 mph)
• Armament:
• 1 SA-N-5 SAM (1x4)
• 1 x 76-millimetre (3.0 in) gun
• 1 x 30 mm (1.2 in) gun (AK-630)
• 2 x RBU 1200 anti submarine rocket launchers
• 4 x 406 mm (16 in) anti submarine torpedo tubes; some ships have 2 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes)
• Crew - 40

[edit] Ships

[edit] Soviet Navy

45 boats were built for the Soviets, of which 18 remain in Russian Navy service (including those operated by the Maritime border guard). Four ships are operated by the Ukrainian Navy or Ukrainian Coast Guard (sources vary)

[edit] Export

[edit] Bulgarian Navy

2 ships transferred in 1989/90

[edit] Cuban Navy

1 ship in service

[edit] Indian Navy

Four ships transferred in the late 1980s and are known as the Abhay class. It was planned to build more in India under licence but this plan was cancelled.

[edit] Vietnam Navy

1 ship in service

[edit] References

• Gardiner, Robert (ed.) [1995]. Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0851776051. OCLC 34284130.  Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław [1995]. Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557501327. OCLC 34267261. 
• P Project 1241.2 Molniya-2 Pauk class. Federation of American Scientists (2000-09-07). Retrieved on 2008-01-27.

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