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Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR 1979 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

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

Technical data

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
Electronic equipment	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

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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.

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