Kola class frigate
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The Kola class was the NATO reporting name
for a group of frigates built for the Soviet Navy
in the 1950s. The Soviet Designation was Storozhevoi Korabl (escort ship) Project 42. These ships were analogous to World War 2 era destroyer escorts or German Elbing class torpedo boat
s. The programme consisted of only 8 ships as these vessels were considered to be too expensive for series production and the smaller and cheaper Riga class frigate
was built instead. Radars and sonars were fitted
. They were the first major ships built there after the transfer of the area to Soviet rule after World War II.
NATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are classified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc...
for a group of frigates built for the Soviet Navy
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
in the 1950s. The Soviet Designation was Storozhevoi Korabl (escort ship) Project 42. These ships were analogous to World War 2 era destroyer escorts or German Elbing class torpedo boat
Elbing class torpedo boat
The Elbing class torpedo boats were a class of 15 small warships that served in the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Although classed as Flottentorpedoboot by the Germans, in most respects—displacement, weaponry, usage—they were comparable to contemporary medium-size destroyers...
s. The programme consisted of only 8 ships as these vessels were considered to be too expensive for series production and the smaller and cheaper Riga class frigate
Riga class frigate
The Riga class was the NATO reporting name for class of frigates built for the Soviet Navy in the 1950s. The Soviet designation for these ships was Storozhevoi Korabl Project 50 Gornostay . The Riga class were analogous to World War II era destroyer escorts.-Design:These ships were a smaller and...
was built instead. Radars and sonars were fitted
Design
The ship was designed for patrolling Soviet waters and escorting convoys. The design process involved a specification issued in 1946 and two design bureau submitted competing designs with both diesel and steam turbine machinery. The hull was welded and longitudinally framed. The machinery suite consisted of alternating boiler rooms and turbine rooms in a unit machinery arrangement. Armament consisted of four single 100mm dual purpose guns and torpedo tubes.Ships
All ships were built by Yantar Yard, KaliningradKaliningrad
Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
. They were the first major ships built there after the transfer of the area to Soviet rule after World War II.
| Ship | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|
| Sokol (СОКОЛ Falcon) | 1951 | transferred to Caspian Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of... , scrapped 1970s |
| Berkut (БЕРКУТ Golden Eagle) | 1952 | Scrapped 1970s |
| Kondor (КОНДОР Condor) | 1952 | Lost in grounding accident outside Murmansk Murmansk Murmansk is a city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It serves as a seaport and is located in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland... 1962 |
| Grif ( ГРИФ Vulture) | 1952 | Transferred to Caspian, scrapped 1970s |
| Krechet (КРЕЧЕТ Gyrfalcon) | 1952 | Scrapped 1970s |
| Orlan (ОРЛАН Sea Eagle) | 1953 | Transferred to Caspian, scrapped 1970s |
| Lev (ЛЕВ Lion) | 1953 | Scrapped 1970s |
| Tigr (ТИГР Tiger) | 1953 | Scrapped 1970s |