The Stenka class is the NATO reporting name for a class of

patrol boat A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. There are many designs for patrol boats, and th ...

s built for the Soviet Navy and Soviet Allies. The Soviet designation was Project 205P ''Tarantul'' (not to be confused with the ). The boats are an

anti-submarine An anti-submarine weapon (ASW) is any one of a number of devices that are intended to act against a submarine and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. In its simplest sense, an anti-submarine weapo ...

(ASW) patrol boat version of the .

Design

Project 205P Stenka is a variant of the Project 205 Osa-class missile boat. The Stenka used the hull of the Osa class and had a slightly larger crew. The development office of the Almaz Shipyard in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

used the standardized components of the Osa missile patrol boat, in order to develop an ASW boat. The

anti-ship missile An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A good ...

launch containers were replaced by four

torpedo tube A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes. There are two main types of torpedo tube: underwater tubes fitted to submarines and some surface ships, and deck-mounted units (also referred to as torpedo launchers) installed abo ...

s but the anti-ship missile related structures and equipment were retained. The living spaces in the Stenka were improved for long patrol endurance by raising the

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in order to create more usable space inside, compared to the Project 205 Osa missile boat. They also installed a more powerful air conditioner. The drive system is three diesel radial engines of the type M504 B2 with a total capacity of .

Armament

The primary ASW weapon for combating submarines were SET-40 torpedoes. The boats have four torpedo tubes installed on the deck in the aft part of the boats, two on the port side and two on starboard side. Behind the torpedo tubes on the aft deck, in the port and starboard sides, are each one Abrollgestell

depth charge A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon. It is intended to destroy a submarine by being dropped into the water nearby and detonating, subjecting the target to a powerful and destructive hydraulic shock. Most depth charges use ...

launcher. Twelve depth charges, six for each launcher can be carried. As the boats of the Project 205 Osa class, the Project 205P Stenka boats has two radar-controlled AK-230 30 mm gun in twin mounts, one in the bow, the other at the rear. One of the boats was tested with an AK-725 57 mm gun on the bow and received a modified project number - 205PE.

Sensors

The 205P project air and surface search radar is a NATO "Pot Drum" MR-102 or a NATO "Peel Cone" "positive" - Radar installed on the mast, with two antennae for the NATO "High Pole B" friend or foe identification system. The NATO "Drum Tilt" type MR-104 radar is mounted on the rear of the superstructure For directing the fire of the two AK-230 guns. The ships have an MG-345 "Bronza" submarine search system fitted, consisting of a submersible Project 133.1 MG-329 "Sheksna" sonar with an MG-11 "Tamir-11" sonar sensor built into the fuselage.

Ships

Soviet Navy

A total of 114 or 117 (sources vary) boats were built between 1967 and 1990. They were operated by the Maritime Border Guard BG57 Patrol boat 2012 G2

The Soviet Union classified the boats of their border troops as "border guard ships" (Russian Пограничные сторожевые корабли (ПСКР)) and the five boats in the Navy as gunboats (Russian артиллерийский катер).ПСКР проекта 205�
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A similar allocation of boats for submarine patrol are assigned into the border guards, which is rather unusual in

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countries, and so the Project 205P patrol boat identification is used. * Russian Navy – About 19 survivors are operated by the Russian Coast Guard * Azerbaijan Navy – 5 boats *

Ukrainian Navy The Military Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Військо́во-морські́ си́ли Збро́йних сил Украї́ни, ВМС ЗСУ) is the maritime forces of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Ar ...

– 10? boats (may be operated by the

Ukrainian Sea Guard The Ukrainian Sea Guard ( uk, Морська охорона, Morska okhorona; full name uk, Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України, , Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of ...

) *

Georgian Navy The Georgian Coast Guard ( ka, საქართველოს სანაპირო დაცვა) is the maritime arm of the Georgian Border Police, within the Ministry for Internal Affairs. It is responsible for the maritime protection ...

– 2 boats (1 – "Batumi" was scrapped in 2006, another - ''Giorgi Toreli'' sunk in the Battle off the coast of Abkhazia)

Export

* Cuban Navy – 4 boats exported in 1985 *

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

– 5 boats transferred 1985–1987. Rearmed with twin 40mm Bofors L/60 guns forward and ZU-23-2 aft, replacing the AK-230 turrets. Torpedo tubes removed.

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Also published as * Юрий В. Апальков: ''Корабли ВМФ СССР. Том II. Ударные корабли. Часть II. Малые ракетные корабли и катера.'' (etwa: Juri W. Apalkow: ''Schiffe der Sowjetischen Marine. – Teil II „U-Jagd-Schiffe“ Abschnitt 2 „Kleine-Raketen-Schiffe und Boote“.'' Galea Print, 2004, . * ''Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005.'' Jane's Information Group, . * ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships Naval Institute.'' Press Annapolis, Maryland 1947–1995. * Norman Friedman: ''The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems.'' US Naval Institute Press, 1997, .

External links

Maritime Units of the Russian Border Guard Forces

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