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. NATO reporting names were code names for Soviet and Chinese military equipment. ... French steam corvette Dupleix (1856-1887) Canadian corvettes on antisubmarine convoy escort duty during World War II. A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate but larger than a coastal patrol craft. ... The Soviet Navy (Russian: Военно-морской флот СССР, Voyenno-morskoy flot SSSR, literally Naval military forces of the USSR) was the naval arm of the Soviet armed forces. ... The Tarantul are a class of (former) Soviet corvettes. ...

General Characteristics

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

• Displacement: 500 tons standard, 580 tons full load
• Length: 8.0 m
• Beam: 9.4 m
• Draught: 2.4 m
• Machinery: 2 shaft diesels, 20,000 hp
• Speed: 28-34 knots
• Range: 1650 at 14 knots
• Armament:
• 1 SA-N-5 SAM (1x4)
• 1 x 76mm gun
• 1 - 30mm gun (AK-630)
• 2 - RBU 1200 anti submarine rocket launchers
• 4 - 406 mm anti submarine torpedo tubes (some ships have 2 - 533 mm torpedo tubes)
• Crew - 40

A soldier posing with a Strela launcher. ... A AK-630 installation aboard a Soviet built Tarantul I class missile boat. ...

Ships

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) The Soviet Navy (Russian: Военно-морской флот СССР, Voyenno-morskoy flot SSSR, literally Naval military forces of the USSR) was the naval arm of the Soviet armed forces. ... The Russian Navy (Russian: Военно Морской Флот (ВМФ) - Voyenno- Morskoy Flot (VMF) or Military Maritime Fleet) is the naval arm of the Russian armed forces. ... Ukrainian Navy Ensign The Ukrainian Naval Force (Ukrainian: ) is the navy of Ukraine and part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ...

Export

Bulgarian Navy

2 ships transferred in 1989/90 The Bulgarian Army (Bulgarian: Българска армия) represents the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria. ...

Cuban Navy

1 ship in service Under Castro, Cuba became a highly militarized society. ...

Indian Navy

Four ships transferred in the late 1980's and are known as the Abhay class. It was planned to build more in India under licence but this plan was cancelled. The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. ...

Vietnam Navy

1 ship in service The Vietnam Peoples Navy (or, more simply, Vietnamese Navy) is part of the Vietnam Peoples Armed Forces and is responsible for the protection of national waters, islands and interests of the maritime economy, as well as for the coordination of maritime police, customs service and the border defense...

References

• Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
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