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The laid-up boat in the Tallinn seaplane airport
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The Grif (P401) is a patrol boat built in 1976 , which served under three flags and is now a museum ship in Tallinn .
history
The patrol boat entered service in 1976 as a unit of Project 1400M (NATO: Zhuk-Class) for the Soviet Coast Guard .
From 1992 to 1994 it served together with the sister ship Leopard as a patrol boat for the Estonian Defense Association . In 1994 the boat was taken over by the Estonian Navy , renamed Grif and was used there until April 27, 2001.
Since July 11, 2001, the Grif has been a museum ship of the Estonian Maritime Museum and was launched for exhibition in the Tallinn seaplane airport .
Evidence and references
Web links
- Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn (English)
- Ship list of Project 1400 at russian-ships.info (Russian)
Coordinates: 59 ° 27 '9.74 " N , 24 ° 44' 14.58" E