Poti-class corvette | |
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Bulgarian Navy Poti class corvette Bditelni in 1987 | |
Class overview | |
Operators: |
Soviet Navy Bulgarian Navy Romanian Naval Forces |
Preceded by: | Kronshtadt class submarine chaser |
Succeeded by: | Pauk class corvette |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Anti-submarine corvette |
Displacement: | 500 long tons (508 t) standard, 580 long tons (589 t) full load |
Length: | 59.4 m (195 ft) |
Beam: | 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in) |
Draught: | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion: | 2 shaft CODAG, 2 gas turbines 30,000 shp (22,371 kW) & 2 M503A diesels 8,000 shp (5,966 kW) |
Speed: | 38 knots |
Range: | 4,500 nautical miles (8,334 km; 5,179 mi) at 10 kn (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph), 520 nautical miles (963 km; 598 mi) at 37 kn (68.5 km/h; 42.6 mph), |
Complement: | 80 |
Sensors and processing systems: |
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Armament: |
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The Poti class was the NATO reporting name for a group of anti submarine corvettes built for the Soviet Navy. The Soviet designation was Project 204 small anti-submarine ships. These ships were the first soviet warships powered by gas turbine engines; two propellers were mounted in tunnels to give a very shallow draught. A twin 57mm gun mounting provided self-defence.
Ships[]
A total of 66 ships were built between 1960 and 1968. In the Soviet Union the Poti class corvettes were decommissioned by the late 1980s; some Bulgarian ships served into the 21st century. Builders were:
- Kerch yard 24 ships
- Zelenodolsk yard : 31 ships
- Khabarovsk yard: 11 ships
Exports[]
- Bulgarian Navy: 6 ships transferred 1968-1983[1]
Hull number | Name | Soviet name | Launched | Transferred | Fate |
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44
(ex-14, ex-33) |
Khrabri - Храбрый (Valliant) | MPK-? | 1960s | 1968 | Decommissioned in 2005, sold for scrapping |
45
(ex-44, ex-34) |
Strogi - Строгий (Stern) | MPK-? | 1960s | 1975 | Decommissioned in 1994, sold for scrapping in Turkey 1997. |
46
(ex-15, ex-35) |
Bezstrashni - Бесстрашный (Fearless) | MPK-? | 1960s | 1975 | Gas turbines removed in 1994. Decommissioned in 2005, sold for scrapping |
41 | Letjashhi - Летящий (Flighty) | MPK-? | 1960s | 1982 | Decommissioned in 2005, sold for scrapping |
42 | Bditelni - Бдительный (Watchful) | MPK-? | 1960s | 1982 | Decommissioned in 2005, sold for scrapping |
43 | Naporisti - Напористый (Energetic) | MPK-148 | 1962 | 1983 | Decommissioned in 1994, sank during towing to Turkey in 1997 |
Note: The former Soviet numbers of most of the individual ships are not known, but it is known that MPK-59, MPK-77 and MPK-109 were among the ships given to Bulgaria.
- Romanian Navy: 3 ships 1970[2]
Hull number | Name | Soviet name | Launched | Transferred | Fate |
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31 | none | MPK-? | 1967 | 1970 | Decommissioned after 1992 |
32 | none | MPK-? | 1967 | 1970 | Decommissioned after 1992 |
33 | none | MPK-? | 1967 | 1970 | Decommissioned after 1992 |
Note: The former Soviet numbers of the individual ships are not known, but it is known that MPK-106 and MPK-125 were among the ships given to Romania. The Romanian ships carried the older RBU-2500 ASW rocket launchers and two 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes versus the newer RBU-6000 and four 406 mm (16 in) torpedoes on the Bulgarian ships.
References[]
- ↑ http://vimpel.boinaslava.net/index.php?module3=bg_pr204
- ↑ Capt. Sharpe, Richard (1991). Jane's Fighting Ships 1991-92. Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-0960-4.
- 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.
- (English) Russian Project 204 - Complete Ship List
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