| Sarancha-class missile boat | |
|---|---|
| Class overview | |
| Builders: | Petrovski yard, Leningrad |
| Operators: |
 Soviet Navy |
| Built: | 1973 |
| In commission: | 1977-1990 |
| Completed: | 1 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | hydrofoil missile boat |
| Displacement: | 280 tons standard, 320 tons full load |
| Length: | 53.6 m |
| Beam: | 31.31 m |
| Draught: | 2.6 M (7.3 m with foils extended) |
| Propulsion: | 4 shafts , 2 gas turbines 30,000 hp |
| Speed: | 58 kn (107 km/h) |
| Range: | 700 nmi (1,300 km) |
| Complement: | 40 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Radar: Band Stand, Pop Group, Bass Tilt |
| Armament: | |
The Sarancha class is the NATO reporting name for a hydrofoil missile boat built for the Soviet Navy. The Soviet designation was Project 1240 Uragan (Серия 1240 Ураган- Hurricane).
Design[]
The boat was a very complex design. Unlike previous Soviet hydrofoil boats the Project 1240 had fully submerged foils with propellers mounted on the after set of foils. The boat achieved a speed of 58 knots (107 km/h) and had a heavy armament. It was deemed too large, complex and expensive for series production and only a prototype boat was built.
Missile boat MRK-5[]
The MRK-5 (МРК-5) was laid down at the Petrovski plant in Leningrad in 1973 and was on trials until 1977. In 1979 She was the transferred to the Black Sea Fleet via Russian inland waterways. She was based in Sevastopol until 1990 when she was decommissioned. In 1992 she was damaged by fire and sunk in shallow water. The wreck was raised and scrapped.
References[]
Notes[]
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.
External links[]
- Project 1240 Uragan article on the Encyclopedia of Ships (Russian)
- The Black Sea Fleet's page on the MRK-5 (Russian)
- Atrina website article on the MRK-5 (Russian)
- Ship list and information for the Sarancha class missile boat
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