Nanuchka class corvette
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The Nanuchka class was the NATO reporting name
for a series of corvettes or small missile ships built for the Soviet Navy
and export customers between 1969 and 1981. The Soviet designation was Project 1234 Ovod (Gadfly) Small Missile Ship. These ships were designed around the P-120 Malakhit
anti ship missile. Export versions used the P-15 Termit Styx missile. Reportedly, it was the Mirazh, a Project 1234 corvette, that sank a Georgian vessel during an attempted attack on Russian ships near Abkhazia's coast on August 10, 2008.
Fleets: Baltic Fleet, Northern Fleet, Black Sea Fleet, Pacific Fleet
NATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are classified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc...
for a series of corvettes or small missile ships 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...
and export customers between 1969 and 1981. The Soviet designation was Project 1234 Ovod (Gadfly) Small Missile Ship. These ships were designed around the P-120 Malakhit
SS-N-9
The P-120 Malakhit is a Russian medium range anti-ship missile used by corvettes and submarines. It has a range of up to . Introduced in 1972, it remains in service but has been superseded by the SS-N-22 Sunburn.-Development:...
anti ship missile. Export versions used the P-15 Termit Styx missile. Reportedly, it was the Mirazh, a Project 1234 corvette, that sank a Georgian vessel during an attempted attack on Russian ships near Abkhazia's coast on August 10, 2008.
Soviet Navy
- Nanuchka I (Project 1234) - 17 boats - retired in the 1990s, except Musson which was sunk in error by an SSM during an exercise in 1987 (27 fatalities)
- Nanuchka III (Project 1234.1) - 18 boats - about 11 still in service with the Russian Navy
- Nanuchka IV (project 1234.2) - 1 boat Nakat - in Russian Navy service. Trial vessel for P-800 OniksP-800 OniksThe P-800 Oniks for export markets; "Oniks" is onyx, and "Yakhont" is ruby or sapphire in English) is a Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of P-80 Zubr. Its GRAU designation is 3M55...
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Export customers
- Algeria - 3 ships delivered 1980-81 in service
- IndiaIndian NavyThe Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
- 3 ships known as the Durg class, 1 ship in service - LibyaLibyan NavyThe Libyan Navy was the maritime force of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, established in November 1962. It was a fairly typical small navy with a few missile frigates, corvettes and patrol boats to defend the coastline, but with a very limited self-defence capability...
- 4 ships delivered 1981-83, Ain Zaquit sunk by US aircraft 24 March 1986Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986)In the Action in the Gulf of Sidra, the United States Navy deployed aircraft carrier groups in the disputed Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea. Libya claimed that the entire Gulf was their territory, at 32° 30' N, with an exclusive fishing zone. Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi asserted this...
. replaced by a new ship from the USSR.
Ship list
| Name | Laid | Launched | Entered service | Fleet | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projekt 1234 (Nanuchka I) | |||||
| Burya (Буря), by 1970: MRK-3 | 13. 01. 1967 | 18. 10. 1968 | 30. 09. 1970 | Black | 11. 02. 1991 |
| Briz (Бриз), by 1970 MRK-7 | 05. 11. 1967 | 10. 10. 1969 | 31. 12. 1970 | Black, Pac | 29. 10. 1992 |
| Vikhr (Вихрь) | 21. 08. 1967 | 22. 07. 1970 | 30. 09. 1971 | Black, Pac | 05. 07. 1994 |
| Volna (Волна) | 27. 09. 1968 | 20. 07. 1971 | 31. 12. 1971 | Balt, North | 30. 06. 1993 |
| Grad (Град) | 29. 11. 1967 | 30. 04. 1972 | 30. 09. 1972 | Balt | 30. 06. 1993 |
| Groza (Гроза) | 09. 01. 1969 | 26. 07. 1972 | 26. 12. 1972 | Balt, Black | 1992 |
| Grom (Гром) | 01. 10. 1969 | 29. 10. 1972 | 28. 12. 1972 | Balt, Black | 24. 05. 1995 |
| Zarnica (Зарница) | 27. 07. 1970 | 28. 04. 1973 | 18. 09. 1973 | Black | in service 1998 |
| Molniya (Молния) | 30. 09. 1971 | 27. 08. 1973 | 28. 12. 1973 | Balt | ? |
| Shkval (Шквал) | 17. 05. 1972 | 28. 12. 1973 | 14. 06. 1974 | Balt | 1988 reserve |
| Zaria (Заря) | 18. 10. 1972 | 18. 05. 1974 | 28. 09. 1974 | North | 05. 07. 1994 |
| Myetyel (Метель) | 19. 02. 1973 | 10. 08. 1974 | 08. 12. 1974 | North | 16. 03. 1998 |
| Shtorm (Шторм) | 20. 10. 1973 | 03. 03. 1975 | 15. 06. 1975 | Balt | 16. 03. 1998 |
| Raduga (Радуга) | 16. 01. 1974 | 20. 06. 1975 | 01. 12. 1975 | Balt | 05. 07. 1994 |
| Burun (Бурун) | 1975 | 1977 | 30. 12. 1977 | North, Balt | ? |
| Tsiklon (Циклон) | 22. 09. 1973 | 24. 05. 1977 | 31. 12. 1977 | Pac | 17. 01. 1995 |
| Vyetyer (Ветер) | 27. 02. 1976 | 21. 04. 1978 | 30. 09. 1978 | North | 04. 08. 1995 (possibly 1234.1?) |
| Aysberg (Айсберг) | 11. 11. 1976 | 20. 04. 1979 | 30. 09. 1979 | North | ? (possibly 1234.1?) |
| Tucha (Туча) | 04. 05. 1977 | 29. 04. 1980 | 31. 07. 1980 | North | in service 1995 (possibly 1234.1?) |
| Musson (Муссон) | 14. 07. 1975 | 01. 07. 1981 | 30. 12. 1981 | Pac | sunk 16. 4. 1987 (possibly 1234.1?) |
| Uragan (Ураган) | 01. 08. 1980 | 27. 05. 1983 | 30. 09. 1983 | North | ? (possibly 1234.1?) |
| Projekt 1234.1 (Nanuchka III) | |||||
| Tayfun (Тайфун) | 10. 05. 1974 | 14. 08. 1979 | 30. 12. 1979 | Pac | 04. 08. 1995 |
| Zyb’ (Зыбь), from 1982 Komsomolets Mordovii (Комсомолец Мордовии), from 1992 Shtil (Штиль) | 28. 06. 1976 | 23. 10. 1978 | 31. 12. 1978 | Black | in service 2006 |
| Priboy (Прибой) | 25. 11. 1978 | 20. 04. 1984 | 30. 11. 1984 | North | ? |
| Smyerch (Смерч) | 16. 11. 1981 | 16. 11. 1984 | 30. 12. 1984 | North | ? |
| Priliv (Прилив) | 29. 04. 1982 | 26. 04. 1985 | 31. 10. 1985 | Balt | ? |
| Livien’ (Ливень), from 1987 XX Syezd VLKSM (XX Съезд ВЛКСМ), from 1992 Iney (Иней) | 06. 07. 1983 | 05. 10. 1986 | 25. 12. 1987 | Pac | ? |
| Mirazh (Мираж) | 30. 08. 1983 | 19. 08. 1986 | 30. 12. 1986 | Black | in service 2008 |
| Meteor (Метеор) | 13. 11. 1984 | 16. 09. 1987 | 31. 12. 1987 | Balt | in service 1996 |
| Rassvyet (Рассвет) | 29. 09. 1986 | 22. 08. 1988 | 28. 12. 1988 | North | in service 1995 |
| Zyb’ (Зыбь) (II) | 26. 08. 1986 | 28. 02. 1989 | 26. 09. 1989 | Balt | in service 2011 |
| Geyzer (Гейзер) | 21. 12. 1987 | 28. 08. 1989 | 27. 12. 1989 | Balt | in service 2011 |
| Moroz (Мороз) | 17. 02. 1985 | 23. 09. 1989 | 30. 12. 1989 | Pac | in service 1999 |
| Razliv (Разлив) | 01. 11. 1986 | 24. 08. 1991 | 31. 12. 1991 | Pac | in service 1999 |
| Passat (Пассат) | 27. 05. 1988 | 13. 06. 1990 | 06. 12. 1990 | Balt | ? |
| Livien’ (Ливень) (II) | 28. 09. 1988 | 08. 05. 1991 | 25. 10. 1991 | Balt | ? |
| Perekat (Перекат) | 1988 | - | - | - | not completed |
| Projekt 1234.7 (Nanuchka IV) | |||||
| Nakat (Накат) | 04. 11. 1982 | 16. 04. 1987 | 30. 09. 1987 | Pac | ? |
Fleets: Baltic Fleet, Northern Fleet, Black Sea Fleet, Pacific Fleet
| Initial name | Laid | Launched | First commissioned | End user |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projekt 1234E (Nanuchka II) | ||||
| Uragan | 31. 05. 1974 | 16. 04. 1976 | 30. 09. 1976 | 1977 → India "Vijay Durg" |
| Priboy | 22. 01. 1975 | 02. 10. 1976 | 18. 02. 1977 | 1977 → India "Sindhu Durg" |
| Priliv | 23. 06. 1975 | 14. 04. 1977 | 20. 09. 1977 | 1978 → India "Hos Durg" |
| MRK-21 | 10. 03. 1978 | 28. 08. 1979 | 31. 12. 1979 | 04. 07. 1980 → Algeria "Ras Hamidou" |
| MRK-23 | 17. 08. 1978 | 31. 07. 1980 | 31. 10. 1980 | 09. 02. 1981 → Algeria "Salah Reis" |
| МRK-9 | 21. 04. 1979 | 10. 01. 1981 | 27. 05. 1981 | 1981 → Libya "Ean Mara" |
| MRK-22 | 04. 04. 1980 | 13. 08. 1981 | 30. 11. 1981 | 08. 05. 1982 → Algeria "Reis All" |
| МRK-24 | 20. 02. 1981 | 26. 03. 1982 | 31. 05. 1982 | 1983 → Libya "Ean Al Gazala" |
| MRK-25 | 27. 05. 1981 | 21. 07. 1982 | 31. 05. 1983 | 1984 → Libya "Ean Zara" |
| MRK-15 | 25. 03. 1983 | 31. 03. 1984 | 10. 09. 1984 | 1985 → Libya "Ean Zaquit", sunk 25. 03. 1986 |