Riga-class frigate

Finnish Riga class Hämeenmaa
Class overview
NameRiga class
Operators
Preceded byKola class
Succeeded by
Completed69
General characteristics
Class and typeFrigate
Displacement
  • 1,160 tons (standard)
  • 1,416 tons (full load)
Length91 m (299 ft)
Beam10.2 m (33 ft)
Draught3.16 m (10.4 ft)
Propulsion2 × shaft steam turbines, 2 × boilers; 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range1,950 nmi (3,610 km; 2,240 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement175
Armament
  • 3 × 100 mm guns/56 (B-34) (3×1)
  • 4 × 37 mm guns (2×2)
  • 4 × 25 mm guns (2×2) - Some ships
  • MBU-600 anti-submarine rocket launchers (replaced by two RBU-2500)
  • 2 or 3 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (1×2 or 1×3)

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 (escort ship) Project 50 Gornostay (Ermine stoat). The Riga class was analogous to World War II era destroyer escorts.