The Albatros class (Russian: Альбатрос; NATO reporting name

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: Grisha) was a series of large anti-submarine corvette

Corvette

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s built by the Soviet Union

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 between 1970 and 1990. These ships had a limited range and were used only in coastal waters. They were equipped with a variety of ASW weapons and an SA-N-4 surface-to-air missile

Surface-to-air missile

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 launcher. All were fitted with retractable fin stabilizers. Russian type designation was Malyy Protivolodochnyy Korabl (Small Anti-Submarine Ship).

Variants

• Grisha I (1124.1)- 12 ships built 1970-1974 and decommissioned by 1979

• The Grisha II class (1124P) were built for the KGB
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   border guard, These ships had a second 57 mm gun mounting replacing the SA-N-4 missile system forward. 17 ships were built in the 1970s. Two were transferred to the Ukrainian Navy
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   and around seven are in service with the Russian Maritime Border Guard
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• The Grisha III class (1124M) were built in the late 1970s to early 1980s. These ships incorporated several small scale modifications, including a 30 mm gun and new electronics. Thirty four units were built. About 20 remain in Russian service. Two ships were in service with the Lithuanian Navy till 2009.

• A single Grisha IV class (1124K) ship was built. This ship was a trials ship for the SA-N-9 missile system and has been decommissioned.

• The Grisha V class (1124 ME) ships were built between 1985 and 1994. This incorporated further modifications with the twin 57 mm guns being replaced by a single 76 mm gun. Thirty ships were built. About 28 ships remain in the Russian Navy. Ternopil (U209)
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   entered service in 2006 with the Ukrainian Navy
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