List of active Ukrainian Navy ships

Naval ensign of Ukraine

This list of naval ships of Ukraine includes major naval ships which were service or were recently unlisted in the Ukrainian Navy. As of December 2007, the Navy had 27 combat ships and cutters.[1] The current composition of the Ukrainian battle fleet consists entirely of former Soviet Black Sea Fleet ships.

The shipbuilding industry was stalled after the fall of the Soviet Union. The revival of the industry took place after the Orange Revolution when, on August 9, 2005, the Cabinet of Ukraine provided funding for the national program "Corvette" that was initiated by Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko. The first warship built in the independent Ukraine is expected to be completed in 2016.[2][3]

As of March 24, 2014, all of the major ships but one (the Hetman Sahaydachniy) of the Ukrainian Navy were captured by the Russian Black Sea Fleet.[4] Most of the ships listed as active are of unknown status following the takeover by Russia.

Battle Fleet

Class Photo Type Ships Origin Commissioned Note
Frigate (1 in service)
Krivak Frigate U-130 Hetman Sahaydachniy  Ukraine 1993
Corvettes (3 in service, 1 under construction)
Grisha Anti-submarine ship U-205 Lutsk  Soviet Union
 Ukraine 		1993 The Lutsk and the Ternopil are scheduled to be returned by Russia.[5]
Grisha Anti-submarine ship U-206 Vinnytsia  Soviet Union
 Ukraine 		1976 The Vinnytsia was returned to the Ukrainian Navy from Crimea on April 19, 2014.[6]
Grisha Anti-submarine ship U-209 Ternopil  Soviet Union
 Ukraine 		2006 The Lutsk and the Ternopil are scheduled to be returned by Russia.[5]
Gaiduk[7] Multipurpose corvette Volodymyr Velykyi  Ukraine
Fast attack vessels (1 in service)
Matka Missile boat U-153 Pryluky  Soviet Union 1980s Ship returned to the Ukrainian Navy from Crimea on May 7, 2014.[8] The Pryluky is currently redeployed in Odessa.[9]
Patrol vessels
Zhuk Patrol boat U-170 Skadovsk  Soviet Union 1990 Status unknown
Supporting vessels
Project 1758 Landing craft U-431 Bryanka  Soviet Union 1970s Status Unknown
Project 535M Diving vessel U-700 Netishyn  Soviet Union 1973 Status Unknown
Project 535M Diving vessel U-701 Pochaiv  Soviet Union 1975 Status Unknown
Ondatra Transport barge U-763 Svatove  Soviet Union 1979 Status Unknown
Project 431 Research vessel U-860 Kamianka [10]  Soviet Union 1957 Status Unknown
Polnocny Landing craft tank U-401 Kirovohrad  Poland 1985 Ship returned to the Ukrainian Navy from Crimea on April 19, 2014[6]
Minesweeper
Project 1258 Inshore Minesweeper U-360 Henichesk  Soviet Union 1985 Status unknown
Auxiliary vessels
Amur Command ship U-500 Donbas  Poland Status unknown

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ukrainian Armed Forces 2007 White Book p.111
  2. ↑ Laying of Corvette. youtube video. May 19, 2011
  3. ↑ On approval of the Concept of the State defense program shipbuilding class "corvette" on the project 58250. Government order 176-2011-р. March 9, 2011
  4. ↑ One-Ship Ukraine Navy Defies Russia To The End: Minesweeper Dodges Larger Force for Weeks in Crimea; WALL STREET JOURNAL March 26, 2014; Philip Shishkin (Link is to online version of article as accessed on April 5th, 2014)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Russian Black Sea Fleet to transfer 4 ships to Ukraine before May 17". voiceofrussia.com. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "All Ukrainian battle ships left Sevastopol Bay and Donuzlav Lake". www.kyivpost.com. 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  7. ↑ Corvette project 58250 "Gaiduk" (Ukraine). Bastion.
  8. ↑ "Russia Returns 5 More Navy Ships to Ukraine". en.ria.ru. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  9. ↑ "Ukrainian Missile Cutter Pryluky Finishes First Sailing after Redeployment". navaltoday.com. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  10. ↑ Вибори мера Черкас. Рейтинг кандидатів. "Кам’янчани підтримали морально екіпаж корабля “Кам’янка” - Дзвін". Dzvin.org. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

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