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MRK-27 small missile ships (air cushion) (project 1239) (1989 - 1992)


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Bora 2008

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
МРК-27 [MRK-27], 3.1992- Бора [Bora] 615 208 / 501 Zelenodolsk SYd   26.9.1988 30.12.1989 in service (2019)
Самум [Samum] (ex-МРК-17 [MRK-17]) 616 502 Zelenodolsk SYd 9/1991 12.10.1992 3/1992 in service (2019)


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

897

Displacement normal, t

1083

Length, m

65.6

Breadth, m

17.2

Draught, m

3.57

No of shafts

2 twin propellers + 2 propellers + 2 air propellers for cushion

Machinery

2 M-10-1 gas turbines + 2 M-511A diesels + 2 M-504A diesels

Power, h. p.

40000 + 20000 + 9500

Max speed, kts

52.7

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

2500(12)

Armament

2 x 4 P-100 Moskit SSM (8 3M80), 1 x 2 Osa-MA2 SAM (20 9M33M1/5), 2 x 1 Strela-3 SAM (8 9M36), 1 x 1 - 76/59 AK-176M, 2 x 6 - 30/54 AK-630M

Electronic equipment

34K1 Monolit, MR-352 Pozitiv, 4R-33AM, MR-123-01 Vympel-A, MR-244-1 Ekran-1 radars, Vympel-R2, MP-405-1 ECM suites, 2x PK-16, 4x PK-10 Smely decoy RL

Complement

68



Standard scale images


<i>Bora </i>2010
Bora 2010


Graphics


<i>Bora</i> 2008
Bora 2008


Project history

Prototypes of successors for Project 1234, but building of these very expensive ships was really stopped after collapse of Soviet Union. Officially Bora was commissioned 12.5.1997, Samum 26.2.2000. Third ship was cancelled before her keel was laid officially. Ships are really catamarans with side skegs (sidewalls), air is pumped to the space between the skegs. Ships can move using gas turbine and cruising diesels with air cushion simultaneously, using only cruising diesels and air cushion, only cruising diesels with no cushion. They can also move using only air cushion propellers keeping 3kts speed. They have high seagoing qualities and have comfortable accommodation for their crews.

Modernizations

2000s, both: - MR-244-1 Ekran-1 radar; + MR-231-1 radar

Naval service

No significant events.