Nanuchka-class corvette

Nanuchka I class corvette Vikhr in 1988
Class overview
Operators
Succeeded byBuyan class
Completed47
Cancelled1
Active9-11
Lost5
Retired30+
General characteristics
TypeGuided missile corvette
Displacement560 long tons (569 t) standard, 660 long tons (671 t) full load
Length59.3 m (194.6 ft)
Beam12.6 m (41.3 ft)
Draught2.7 m[1]
Propulsion3 shaft Diesels, 30,000 hp (22,371 kW)
Speed32 knots (59 km/h)
Range2,500 nautical miles (4,630 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h); 900 nmi (1,667 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h)
Complement60
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar:
    • Band Stand fire control
    • Bass Tilt
    • Peel Pair surface search
    • Pop group
Armament
  • 6 × P-120 (SS-N-9 'Siren') (2x3) or 4 x P-15 (SS-N-2 'Styx') (export ships) anti-ship missiles
  • 16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25 'Switchblade') anti-ship cruise missiles (Nanuchka III)
  • 20 × 4K33 (SA-N-4 'Gecko') surface-to-air missiles
  • Twin 57mm AK-257 gun (Nanuchka I)
  • 1 × 76mm AK-176 gun (Nanuchka III)
  • 1 × 30mm AK-630 gun (Nanuchka III)

The Nanuchka class, Soviet designation Project 1234 Ovod, are series of corvettes (small missile ships in Soviet classification) built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1969 and 1991.

  1. ^ Couhat, Jean (1981). Combat Fleets of the World 1982/1983: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament. Paris: Editions Maritimes et d'Outre-Mer. p. 2. ISBN 0-87021-125-0. LCCN 78-50192.