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ZERAI DERES light frigates (1968-1969/1983-1984)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ዘራዕ ደረስ [Zerai Deres] (ex-Краснодарский комсомолец [Krasnodarskiy Komsomolets], ex-СКР-94 [SKR-94]), 1990- unnamed | F1616 | 197 | Yantar, Kaliningrad, USSR | 25.3.1968 | 22.10.1969 | 30.12.1969 // 21.7.1983 | CTL 2.1991 |
| (ex-СКР-115 [SKR-115]) | F1617 | 192 | Yantar, Kaliningrad, USSR | 20.8.1966 | 4.11.1967 | 27.8.1968 // 19.3.1984 | interned by Djibouti 1993, seized by Djibouti 16.9.1996, BU |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 970 |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 1110 |
| Length, m | 82.3 |
| Breadth, m | 9.20 |
| Draught, m | 2.89 mean 5.92 max |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | CODAG, 2 M-2B gas turbines + 1 61B diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 36000 (30000+6000) |
| Max speed, kts | 32 |
| Fuel, t | diesel / gas turbine oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2000(14) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 76/59 AK-726, 2 x 5 - 400 TT, 2 x 12 RBU-6000 Smerch-2 ASWRL, 1 DCR, 22 mines |
| Electronic equipment | MR-302 Rubka, Fut-B, Don radars, MG-312 Titan, MG-311 Vychegda sonars, Bizan'-4B ECM suite |
| Complement | 106 |
Standard scale images
Zerai Deres 1985
Project history
Former Soviet corvettes (guard ships) of project 159A, transferred after service under Soviet flag.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
: F1616 escaped to Dahlak in 1990, but badly damaged by Eritrean People's Liberation Front forces and scuttled in February 1990. F1617 left to Yemen in May 1991, in 1993 was interned by Djibouti, seized by Djiboutian authorities 16.9.1996 and sold by them for scrap.
