Storozhevoi Korabl (Project 159)

History

Modern Navy frigates Battleships are a class of ships built for many tasks - including hunting down enemy submarines. The Petya class of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War consisted of a class of corvettes, the lead of which was named "Storozhevoi Korabl", project 159. All of the group's ships are built at two Soviet shipyards - 22 by Yantar Kaliningrad and 32 by Khabarovsk.

Soviet ships served for decades before being phased out in the late 1990s - although some are still in service with foreign navies today (2016).

This class was the Soviet Navy's first gas-turbine-powered warship.

This class forms a corvette of similar design to the Mirka class, with improved speed, weapons support and detection electronics. Petyas are divided into three categories: "Petya I", "Petya II" and "Petya III" - all depth sonars built between 1961 and 1969.

The Petya II included an additional row of five torpedo tubes, while the Petya III replaced the 406 mm torpedo tubes with three 533 mm torpedo tubes.

Power comes from a CODAG (Combined Diesel and Gas) unit, combining 2 x 30,000 hp gas turbines with 1 x 6,000 hp diesel unit - a speed of 30 knots and a range of 4,870 nautical miles.

Crew of 90, no facilities for stern launch and recovery of naval helicopters. The "Slim Net" and "Hawk Skreech" systems were carried, as well as the "Herkules" sonar and diving sonar mounted on the hull. Displacement is 950 tons under standard load and 1,150 tons under full load. The outline of the ship sees most of the superstructure contained before the midship, with shallow funnels behind.

Front and rear towers take up the rest of the silhouette. The main mast is set along the rear of the superstructure.

Export sales to foreign navies are a way to avoid premature retirement of all ships and to develop (or further strengthen) relationships with foreign governments such as Ethiopia, India and Syria. The Soviet Union kept some ships as parts to support these overseas sales. The Indian Navy bought 11 Petya III ships, all of which were later sold as scrap. Vietnam purchased a batch of six, some of which are still in service (2016). Ethiopia purchased four of the ships, but they are now decommissioned.

Two ships are actively patrolling in Syria (Al Assari, Al Hirasa) (2016).

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