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SOVIET / RUSSIAN NAVY (USSR / RUSSIA)

COASTAL FORCES

TK-36 missile patrol craft (project 205) (1960 - 1972)

R-173 missile patrol craft (project 205U) (1972 - 1977)

R-36 1962

R-255 1965

R-36 1979

R-161 1979

Project 205: 5 Yd (Primorskiy Yd), Leningrad - 66 (Yd nos 401-411, 413-415, 417-468); 341 Yd (Rybinsk Yd, Vympel), Rybinsk - 64 (1963-2, 1964- 5, 1965- 6, 1966- 8, 1967- 8, 1968- 7, 1969- 6, 1970- 5, 1971- 6, 1972- 6, 1973- 4, 1974- 1, Yd nos 674-697, 103-106, 01112-01126 and others); 602 Yd, Vladivostok (Vladivostok Yd) - 30 (Yd nos 501-530)

Project 205U: 5 Yd (Primorskiy Yd), Leningrad - 19 (Yd nos 469-487); Vladivostok Yd - 13 (Yd nos 531-543)

Project 205ER: Vympel, Rybinsk - 87

unidentified boats: Калининградский комсомолец (Leningrad, 1966, pr. 205U, stricken 1989), Р-2 (Vladivostok, 1963, fire 5.1.1982), 4 (Leningrad, stricken 11.1991), 5, 11 (Leningrad, stricken 4.1991), 19 (Vladivostok, stricken 11.1992), 26, 34, 38 (Vladivostok, stricken 11.1992), 40 (Vladivostok, stricken 11.1992), 50, 51 (Vladivostok, stricken 5.1991), 58 (stricken 7.1991), 67, 69 (stricken 4.1991), 70 (stricken 4.1992), 71 (stricken 5.1991), 72 (Vladivostok, stricken 12.1992), 91, 94 (Vladivostok, stricken 5.1991), 95 (Vladivostok, stricken 1992), 96 (Vladivostok, stricken 1989), 107 (Vladivostok, stricken 11.1992), 108 (Vladivostok, stricken 1.1991), 109, 114, 128 (Leningrad, stricken 11.1991), 140 (stricken 11.1992), 167, 169 (Leningrad, 1968, pr. 205U, to Bulgaria 2.1977 (РКА-23 [RKA-23])), 172, 175 (Leningrad, pr. 205U, 1967, 7.1968- Мичуринский комсомолец, 2.1992- Р-175, stricken 3.1992), 176 (to Bulgaria 4.1971 (РКА-22 [RKA-22])), 192 (stricken 3.1992), 199 (stricken 7.1994), 201, 204, 206 (stricken 7.1994), 210 (stricken 7.1994), 212 (stricken 7.1994), 220, 222-228, 288-290, 292, 294-296, 299-333, 370 (pr. 205ER, Rybinsk, 1976, stricken 7.1996), 460-463, 465-474, 494, 495, 496 (Leningrad, pr. 205U, to Bulgaria 1.1982 (Svetkavitsa)), 497-535, 537, 540, 544-552

[ Калининградский комсомолец (Leningrad, 1966, pr. 205U, stricken 1989), R-2 (Vladivostok, 1963, fire 5.1.1982), 4 (Leningrad), 5, 11 (Leningrad), 19 (Vladivostok, stricken 11.1992), 26, 34, 38 (Vladivostok, stricken 11.1992), 40 (Vladivostok, stricken 11.1992), 50, 51 (Vladivostok, stricken 5.1991), 58 (stricken 7.1991), 67, 69 (stricken 4.1991), 70 (stricken 4.1992), 71 (stricken 5.1991), 72 (Vladivostok, stricken 12.1992), 91, 94 (Vladivostok, stricken 5.1991), 95 (Vladivostok, stricken 1992), 96 (Vladivostok, stricken 1989), 107 (Vladivostok, stricken 11.1992), 108 (Vladivostok, stricken 1.1991), 109, 114, 128 (Leningrad, stricken 11.1991), 140 (stricken 11.1992), 167, 169 (Leningrad, 1968, pr. 205U, to Bulgaria 2.1977 (Uragan)), 172, 175 (Leningrad, pr. 205U, 1967, 7.1968- Michurinskiy Komsomolets, 2.1992- R-175, stricken 3.1992), 176 (to Bulgaria 4.1971 (Buria), 192 (stricken 3.1992), 199 (stricken 7.1994), 201, 204, 206 (stricken 7.1994), 210 (stricken 7.1994), 212 (stricken 7.1994), 220, 222-228, 288-290, 292, 294-296, 299-333, 370 (pr. 205ER, Rybinsk, 1976, stricken 7.1996), 460-463, 465-474, 494, 495, 496 (Leningrad, pr. 205U, to Bulgaria 1.1982 (РКА-11 [RKA-11])), 497-535, 537, 540, 544-552]

transferred: Algeria(11): 1965 - 3 pr. 205; 1976 - 1 pr. 205U, 1976 - 3 pr. 205ER, 1978 - 2 pr. 205ER, 1979 - 2 pr. 205ER, 1981 - 1 pr. 205ER

Angola(6): 1982 - 2 pr. 205U, 2 pr. 205ER, 1983 - 2 pr. 205ER

Benin(2): 1979 - 2 pr. 205

Bulgaria(6, see in table and list): 1971 - 3 pr. 205, 1977 - 1 pr. 205U, 1982 - 1 pr. 205U, 1984 - 1 pr. 205U

Cuba (26): 1972: 2 pr. 205, 1974 - 2 pr. 205, 1974 - 2 pr. 205, 1976 - 1 pr. 205ER, 1977 - 1 pr. 205ER, 1978 - 3 pr. 205ER, 1979 - 2 pr. 205ER, 1981 - 2 pr. 205ER, 1982 - 4 pr. 205ER, 1976 - 1985 - 7 more pr. 205ER

Egypt (17): 1966 - 17 pr. 205

Ethiopia (4): 1978 - 1 pr. 205ER, 1980 - 1 pr. 205ER, 1981 - 1 pr. 205ER, 1982 - 1 pr. 205U

Finland (4): 1974-1975 - 4 pr. 205ER

GDR (15): 1962 - 2 pr. 205, 1964 - 7 pr. 205, 1965 - 3 pr. 205, 1971 - 3 pr. 205

India (16): 1971 - 8 pr. 205 (see table), 1976 - 6 pr. 205ER, 1977 - 2 pr. 205ER

Iraq (13): 1972 - 3 pr. 205, 1974 - 4 pr. 205ER, 1975 - 2 pr. 205ER, 1976 - 1 pr. 205ER, 1977 - 1 pr. 205ER, 1983 - 1 pr. 205

Korea (North) (16): 1968 - 12 pr. 205, 1972 - 2 pr. 205 (see table), 1983 - 2 pr. 205

Lybia (12): 1976 - 1 pr. 205ER, 1977 - 4 pr. 205ER, 1978 - 1 pr. 205ER, 1979 - 2 pr. 205ER, 1980 - 4 pr. 205ER

Poland (14): 1964 - 2 pr. 205, 1965 - 2 pr. 205, 1966 - 2 pr. 205, 1967 - 2 pr. 205, 1968 - 1 pr. 205, 1971 - 1 pr. 205, 1972 - 1 pr. 205, 1973 - 1 pr. 205, 1975 - 2 pr. 205

Romania (6): 1963 - 1 pr. 205, 1964 - 3 pr. 205, 1965 - 2 pr. 205

Syria (16): 1966 - 6 pr. 205, 1978 - 2 pr. 205ER, 1979 - 3 pr. 205ER, 1 pr. 205U, 1982 - 2 pr. 205U, 1984 - 2 pr. 205U

Vietnam (8): 1979 - 2 pr. 205U, 1980 - 4 pr. 205U, 1981 - 2 pr. 205U

Yemen (North) (2): 1982 - 2 pr. 205ER (returned 1985)

Yemen (South) (8): 1979 - 2 pr. 205ER, 1980 - 3 pr. 205ER, 1982 - 1 pr. 205U, 1983 - 2 pr. 205U

Yugoslavia (10): 1965 - 1 pr. 205, 1966 - 1 pr. 205, 1967 - 1 pr. 205, 1968 - 4 pr. 205, 1969 - 3 pr. 205

Project history: Project 205 Tsunami was the fast missile boat initially planned to fire the P-15 missile. Early in the project stage TsKB-5 (now Almaz), which was also responsible for a new torpedo boat (Project 206), decided to use the same round-chine hull for both. Work on an extended-range version of P-15 (P-15M, range 80km as against 40krn) was conducted in parallel with the Project 205 design, although it appears that early boats had the short-range missile. These craft were designed to operate under nuclear/chemical conditions, with fully-enclosed guns. Project 205 had hangar-type launchers, but in Project 205U they were replaced by containers.

    The new hull (round-bilge with hard-chine afterbody) was intended to operate in Sea State 4 without any speed restriction, and in Sea State 5 at 30kts. New M-503 (4000bhp) and M-504 (5000bhp) high-speed diesels were adopted.

Modernizations: 1968, R-161 - under Project 205M: - 4 x 1 P-15U SSM, Rangout, MR-104 Rys' radars; + 4 x 1 P-15M Termit SSM (4 P-15M), Graviy (Garpun+Gals) radar, 255t full load

1971-1976, R-81, 84, 87, 163, 175, 178, 185, 189, 196, 255 and 1 other - under Project 205Mod: - 4 x 1 P-15U SSM; + 4 x 1 P-15M P-15M Termit SSM (4 P-15M)

1970s-1980s, some boats: + 1 x 4 Strela-3M SAM

1970s-1980s, some boats: + 1 x 1 - 12.7/79

1980s, R-10: + Don radar

Naval service: R-2 and R-92 were lost in fire 5.1.1982. R-82 was accidentally sunk 23.3.1983 by practical missile launched by R-9.

Project 205 1974

Project 205U with Strela-3M SAM 1976

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