The
Project 1239 Sivuch small missile air cushion ship is primary intended for coast
defense operations. Two ships in service now. The Russian missile carrying
hovercraft is meant to carry out missile attacks on ships. It is the largest military
hovercraft unmatched anywhere in the world. With the displacement of 1000 tons,
the craft has a cruising speed of 100 kilometers an hour. It is armed with 8 Mosquito
missiles which can strike targets on the sea and on land. The hovercraft has 20
anti-aircraft missiles, an artillery complex, a machine-gun and an interference
creating device. The hovercraft has an aluminium hull. Though it's a light craft,
its seaworthiness is very high. The hovercraft can be on an autonomous voyage
for 10 days. One refueling is enough for 2,500 miles. The complement is 68 men.
Missile Corvette MRK-27 laid down at the Shipyard named after A.M.Gorky,
Zelenodolsk (yard No.501), launched 1987, commissioned 30 December 1989. From
18 March 1992 - Bora. Now in service. | Specifications |
| Displacement (tons): | | Standard: | 897 |
| Full load: | 1083 |
| Dimensions (m): | | Length: | 63,9 |
| Beam: | 17,2 |
| Draft: | 3,57 | | Speed
(knots): | 52,7 | | Range: | 2500
nmi (12 knots), 800 nmi (45 knots) | | Autonomy
(days): | 10 | | Propulsion: | 2x20000
hp M-10-1 gas turbines, 2x10000 hp M-511A diesels, 2x3000 hp M-4750 diesels, 4x200
kW DGE2A200/1500 diesel generators | | Armament: | 2x4
KT-190 P-100 Moskit anti-ship missiles launchers (3M80)
1x2 ZIF-122 4K33AM
Osa-MA2 SAM system launcher (20 9ÌM33, 9M33M, 9M33M1, 9M33M5 missiles) – 4R-33AM
fire control system
2x1 9K34 Strela-3 SAM system launchers (8 9M36 missiles)
1x1 76 mm AK-176M (316 rounds) – MR-123-01 Vympel-A fire control system
2x6
30 mm AK-630M (6000 rounds) | | Electronics: |
34K1 Monolit radar complex (Most, Mayak, Mech, Massiv, 2 MR-144 radars), MR-352
Pozitiv air/surface search radar, MR-244 Ekran navigation radar, Don navigation
radar, Vympel-R2 ESM radar system (2 MP-405, 2 MP-405-1 radars), MP-405-1 ESM
radar system, Parol IFF, Rumb radio direction finder, Buran-7 communication complex
PK-16 decoy RL (2 KL-101 launchers), PK-10 Smely decoy RL (4 KT-216 launchers) |
| Complement: | 68 (9 officers) |
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