Grisha-class corvette

Grisha I-class corvette
Class overview
Name:	Grisha class
Builders:	Zelenodol'sk Zavod, Kazan, Komsomolsk, Leninskaya Kuznitsa, Kiev, Zaliv Zavod 532, Kerch, Ukraine
Operators:	Soviet Navy  Russian Navy  Ukrainian Navy  Georgian Navy  Lithuanian Naval Force (former)
Succeeded by:	Steregushchy class
General characteristics
Type:	Anti-submarine corvette
Displacement:	Project 1124/P/M: 980 tons full load[1] Project 1124K: 1,070 tons full load[2]
Length:	71.6 m (235 ft)
Beam:	9.8 m (32 ft)
Draught:	3.7 m (12 ft)
Propulsion:	3 shaft, 2 M-507A cruise diesels, 20,000 shp, (2 shafts) 1 boost gas turbine, 18,000 shp, (1 shaft) Electric Plant: 1 × 500 kW, 1 × 300 kW, and 1 × 200 kW diesel sets
Speed:	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range:	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement:	60
Sensors and processing systems:	1 Don-2 navigation radar 1 Strut Curve air/surface search radar 1 Pop Group SA-N-4 fire control radar 1 Muff Cob AK-257 fire control radar Bull Nose low-frequency hull-mounted sonar Elk Tail medium-frequency through-hull dipping sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys:	Bizan-4B suite with Watch Dog intercept
Armament:	1 twin SA-N-4 Gecko surface-to-air missile launcher (20 missiles) 1 twin 57mm 70-caliber AK-257 dual purpose guns 2 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers (96 rockets) 2 twin 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 depth charge racks (12 depth charges) Up to 18 mines in place of depth charges

The Albatros class (Russian: Альбатрос; NATO reporting name: Grisha) was a series of anti-submarine corvettes built by the Soviet Union 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 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 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 and around seven are in service with the Russian Maritime Border Guard.
• 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 until 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 entered service in 2006 with the Ukrainian Navy.

Gallery

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  Grisha V-class corvette
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  Grisha V-class corvette MPK-118 Suzdalets.
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  Grisha III-class corvette Žemaitis (Lithuanian Navy, 2003)
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  Grisha III-class corvette Aukštaitis (Lithuanian Navy, 2003)

See also

• List of ships of the Soviet Navy
• List of ships of Russia by project number

References

• Gardiner, Robert (ed.) (1995). Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-605-1. OCLC 34284130.  Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261. 
• "Project 1124 Albatros Grisha class". Federation of American Scientists. 2000-09-07. Retrieved 2008-01-27. 
• (English) All Grisha Class Corvettes - Complete Ship List