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VOLKSMARINE (GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)

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ROSTOCK light frigates (1977-1985/1978-1986)

Rostock 1980

 

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Rostock (ex-Нерпа [Nerpa]) 141 202 Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk, USSR 22.10.1974 4.6.1977 31.12.1977 // 25.7.1978 reunification 10.1990, stricken 12.1991
Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR (ex-Кречет [Krechet]) 142 203 Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk, USSR 19.1.1977 3.7.1978 31.12.1978 // 10.5.1979 stricken 10.1990
Halle (ex-СКР-149 [SKR-149]) 143 206 Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk, USSR 8.4.1983 30.6.1984 25.6.1985 // 28.1.1986 reunification 10.1990, stricken 12.1991

 

Displacement standard, t

1140

Displacement normal, t

1660

Length, m

96.5

Breadth, m

12.6

Draught, m

3.20 hull 5.57 max

No of shafts

3

Machinery

1 M-8G gas turbine (central shaft) + 2 68B diesels (outer shafts)

Power, h. p.

20000 + 16000 = 36000

Max speed, kts

29.7

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

4500 (14)

Armament

1 x 2 Osa-M SAM (20 9M33), 2 x 2 - 76/59 AK-726, 2 x 2 - 30/71 AK-230, 2 x 12 RBU-6000 Smerch-2 ASWRL, 2 DCR (12), 14 mines

Sensors

141, 142: MR-320 Topaz-2V, Fut-N, 4R-33, MR-105 Turel', MR-104 Rys', Don radars, MG-311 Vychegda sonar, Bizan'-4B ECM suite

143: MR-320 Topaz-2V, Fut-N, 4R-33, MR-105 Turel', MR-104 Rys', Don radars, MG-311 Vychegda sonar, Bizan'-4B ECM suite, 2x PK-16 decoy RL

Complement

108

Project history: Soviet Project 1159 light frigates (guard ships), built for export. Fourth ship, Leipzig, was cancelled.

Modernizations: 1987, Rostock, Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR: + 2x PK-16 decoy RL

1990, all: - 1 x 2 Osa-M SAM, 4R-33 radar

Naval service: No significant events.

Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR 1979

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019