Matka class

Project 206

Russian Project 206 boat (right) in Sevastopol, 2007.

Ship data Ship type Hydrofoil Shipyard Shipyard 363 "Sredne-Nevsky" Leningrad Construction period 1977 to 1983 Units built 11

Ship dimensions and crew length 38.6 m ( Lüa ) width Hull: 7.6 m Wing: 12.5 m Draft Max. Hull: 2.1 m Wing: 3.26 m displacement Standard / full: 230/257 t   crew 29

Machine system machine 3 × M504 diesel engine Machine performance 3 × 5000 PS (3677 kW) Top speed 43 kn (80 km / h) propeller 3

Armament 1 × 1 76mm L / 60 gun AK-176M 1 × 1 30mm L / 54 AK-630M 2 × 1 starter container for P-15M - SzFk

Project 206MR ( Russian проект 206МР ) is a class of missile speedboats that was developed in the Soviet Union under the code name "Wichr" ( Russian Вихрь ) during the Cold War . The boats constructed as hydrofoils were designated by NATO as the Matka class .

It is a further development of the Project 206 class, which also includes experience in the construction and operation of the Project 205 class. In contrast to the other hydrofoil boats of the Soviet Union, the main armament does not consist of torpedoes, but of missiles. According to the Russian classification, it is a "rocket hydrofoil" ( Russian Ракетный катер на подводных крыльях ).

The class was developed in the 1970s by the design office "Almas" ( Russian Центральное Морское Конструкторское Бюро (ЦМКБ) "Алмаз" ) in Leningrad. Eleven boats were built between 1977 and 1983 when construction was abandoned in favor of the Project 12411 class.

technology

Hull and drive

As with Project 206, three M-504 diesel engines with 3677 kW (5000 hp) each were installed. The maximum speed is 43  knots and the range is 600  nm at 35 knots or 1500 nm at 14 knots.

Armament

The armament consists of:

• two starters for anti-ship guided missiles P-15M Termit-R (SS-N-2C Styx)
• a 76 mm AK-176 gun in the bow
• a six-barrel AK-630M 30mm anti-aircraft gun in the rear
• 16 Strela-3F anti-aircraft missiles (SA-N-8)
• PK-16 decoys (some units)

electronics

Different radar systems were installed, the following is a list of the NATO names of the devices:

• Airspace / surface radar "Plank Shave" in the E-band
• Navigation radar SRN-207 in the I-band
• Fire control radar "Bass Tilt" in the G / H band
• IFF transmitter "High Pole B" or "Salt Pot B"

variants

Project 2066

On a boat of this class, R44 Korsar (formerly 966) of the Russian Navy is mounted in 2000 in place of the two starting tubes for P-15M two quad starter for missiles of the type Ch-35 uranium (SS-N-25 switch blade) , removed it after the end of the trials in 2002, however, again.

Current Status

In 2004 some ships of this class were still in service:

• two boats in the Russian Navy (R27 in the Caspian Flotilla and R44 in the Black Sea Fleet )
• two boats in the Ukrainian Navy (Priluki (U 153) and Kahowka (U 154))
• The only boat of this class in the Georgian Navy (302 Tbilisi ) was sunk by Russian ground troops in the port of Poti during the Caucasus conflict in 2008 .

Evidence and references

literature

• Юрий В. Апальков: Корабли ВМФ СССР. Том II. Ударные корабли. Часть II. Малые ракетные корабли и катера. (For example: Yuri W. Apalkow: Ships of the Soviet Navy. Part II “Assault Ships” Section 2 “Small Missile Ships and Boats” ) Galea Print, 2004, ISBN 5-8172-0087-2 (Russian).
• Jane's Information Group, Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005, ISBN 0-7106-2623-1 .

Web links

Commons : R-27 class  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Ракетные катера на подводных крыльях, проект 206МР "Вихрь" on warships.ru (Russian)
• Project 206MP, list of ships on russian-ships.info (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ R-44 on flot.sevastopol.info, viewed on February 2, 2012
2. ↑ Christoph Ehrhardt: The sunk pride of Poti. In: FAZ.net . August 25, 2008, accessed December 16, 2014 .