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Komar-class missile boat
183R
A Komar class missile boat launching a Styx missile
Class overview
Name: Komar (Project 183)
Operators: Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy
Naval Ensign of Algeria Algerian National Navy
Flag of Cuba Cuban Navy
Naval Ensign of Egypt Egyptian Navy
Flag of Indonesia Indonesian Navy
Flag of Iraq Iraqi Navy
Flag of the Korean People's Navy Korean People's Navy
Naval Ensign of the People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Navy
Flag of Syria Syrian Navy
Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese People's Navy
Succeeded by: Osa class missile boat
Subclasses: Project 183 (MTB)
Built: 1952-1960
Completed: 112 missile boats,
General characteristics
Type: Fast attack craft
Displacement: 61.5 tons standard, 66.5 tons full load
Length: 25.4 m
Beam: 6.24 m
Draught: 1.24 m
Draft: 2[1]
Propulsion: 4 shaft M-50F diesels 4800 hp
Speed: 44 knots
Range: 600 nm at 32 knots
Crew: 17 (3 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems:
Armament:
  • 2×25 mm 2M-3M guns in a twin gun mount (1000 rounds)
  • 2×KT-67 missile launchers containing 1 P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 "Styx") anti-ship missile each
  • The Soviet Project 183R class, more commonly known as "Komar" (meaning mosquito), is a class of missile boats, the first of its kind, built in the 1950s and 1960s. Notably, they were the first to sink another ship with anti-ship missiles in 1967.

    Design[]

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    The Project 183 MTB was designed just after World War II. These boats were armed with two 533 mm torpedo tubes and were used extensively by Soviet coastal forces in the 1950s. The torpedo boat had a wooden semi-planing hull and was fitted with radar. Over 622 MTBs were built. A sub-chaser variant fitted with sonar and depth charges was also built as was a radio controlled target boat.

    In 1956, the P-15 Termit missile became available (NATO reporting name: SS-N-2 "Styx"). The Project 183 proved to be a natural choice for mounting the new missiles, giving the small, fast boats great firepower for their size. The new combination was designated Project 183R, the first[citation needed] missile boat in service anywhere in the world. The missiles could be fired in sea state 4.

    A total of 112 Komars were built between 1956 and 1965 and served in the Soviet Navy, along with several allied navies, until the 1980s, when they were replaced by newer, more capable fast attack craft.

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    Combat use[]

    • 1967 October 21 - Egyptian Navy Komar class missile boats sank Israeli destroyer Eilat in the first combat use of P-15 Termit anti-ship missiles. This was the first time a ship had sunk another ship using guided missiles.
    • 7 October 1973 - 2 Syrian Navy Komar class missile boats along with an Osa I missile boat fought against 5 Israeli Navy Sa'ar 3-class missile boats in battle of Latakia.

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    Notes[]

    1. Couhat Jean. Combat Fleets of the world 1982/1983 Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament Paris: Editions Maritimes et d'Outre-Mer, 1981 ISBN 0-87021-125-0 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 78-50192 Pg.2

    Bibliography[]

    • Gardiner, Robert (ed.) (1995). Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0851776051. 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 1557501327. OCLC 34267261. 

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