The ''Samum'' (former ''MRK-17'') is a in the
Soviet Navy and later the
Russian Navy. In Soviet and later Russian classification, it is considered a "small missile ship" (russian: малый ракетный корабль, МРК). Like the rest of the class, it's a
surface effect ship armed with
anti-ship missiles.
Construction and career
''MRK-17'' was
laid down in September 1991 and
launched on 12 October 1992 at the
A.M. Gorky Shipyard,
Zelenodolsk and
commissioned into the
Baltic Fleet
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on 26 February 2000.
On 19 March 1992, the vessel was renamed ''Samum'', after the Russian word for the
simoom desert wind.
On 25 July 2002, ''Samum'' was put into the
Black Sea Fleet
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On 14 September 2023, while stationed in
Sevastopol during the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ship was the target of a
Sea Baby
Sea Baby is a Ukraine, Ukrainian multi-purpose unmanned surface vehicle (USV) developed for use by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is able to carry an explosive payload for use in kamikaze attacks, o ...
sea drone attack by Ukraine. According to Ukrainian intelligence sources, afterwards the ship was towed away for "extensive damage" on one side. The Russian defense ministry claimed however that the attack was repelled.
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Citations
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Ships built in Russia
1992 ships
Corvettes of the Russian Navy
Ships involved in the Russian invasion of Ukraine