.jpg) U175 Berdiansk in the Black Sea near Odesa
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Project 58155 (Gyurza-M class) |
| Builders | Kuznia na Rybalskomu |
| Operators |  Ukraine |
| Preceded by | Gyurza-class gunboat |
| Subclasses | Centaur-class fast assault craft |
| Built | 2012–present |
| In commission | 2016–present |
| Planned | 20 (originally)[a] |
| Completed | 8[1][2] |
| Active | 4 with Ukrainian Navy (including 1 damaged); 4 captured by Russia |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 54 tons |
| Length | 23.0 m (75 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 900 miles (12 knots) |
| Complement | 5 |
| Armament | 2 × BM-5M.01 Katran-M CIWS |
The Project 58155 Gyurza-M class is a series of small armored gunboats in service with the Ukrainian Navy. The first two vessels were laid down at the Kuznia na Rybalskomu (previously Leninska Kuznia) shipbuilding plant in October 2012.[3] Originally it was planned to build nine such vessels by 2017. In December 2013 the Ministry of Defence withdrew its contract. The class is named after the Levant viper, Гюрза, Hiurza, in Ukrainian.
In mid-2014 construction of the Gyurza-M class was revived and the first two vessels were launched in late 2015.[4] In December 2016 they officially joined the Ukrainian Navy.[5] The new military contract for twenty vessels was to be completed by 2020.[5][needs update]
- ^ a b "Малий броньований артилерійський катер проекту 58155, шифр "МБАК" (Гюрза-М)" [Small armored artillery boat project 58155, code "MBAK" (Gyurza-M)]. Ukr military. Sep 2015.
- ^ "У Києві спустили восьмий бронекатер проєкту "МБАК"" [The eighth armored boat of the MBAK project was launched in Kyiv]. Ukr military. Sep 30, 2021.
- ^ "Украина завершает создание речного военного флота" [Ukraine completes the creation of a river fleet]. Agency of Strategic Research. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "На столичном заводе ударными темпами делают бронекатеры для одесского речного дивизиона ВМСУ" [At the capital plant, armored boats for the Odesa river division of the Naval Forces]. Dumskaya. 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Year of Ukrainian arms: smashing "Thunder" and "Missile Shield"". UNIAN. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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