Russian Project Number:1124
The Albatros (Russian: Альбатрос)-class (NATO reporting name: Grisha-I) was a series of 12 large anti-submarine corvettes built by the Soviet Union between 1970 and 1974. These ships had a limited range and were used only in coastal waters. They were equipped with a variety of ASW weapons and an SA-N-4 surface-to-air missile launcher. All were fitted with retractable fin stabilizers. Seven were still in service in 1997, though all had been stricken by 1999. Russian type designation was Malyy Protivolodochnyy Korabl (Small Anti-Submarine Ship).

General Characteristics

• Displacement:830 tons (990 full-load)
• Length:71.2 m. (66.9 waterline)
• Beam:10.15 m.
• Draft:3.4 m.
• Propulsion:One 18,000 shp gas turbine, Two 10,000 bhp M-507A diesels, Three shafts, two maneuvering propellers
• Max. Speed:34 knots
• Range:4,000 nm at 10 knots
• Electric Plant:1 500-kw, 1 300-kw, and 1 200-kw diesel sets
• Crew:60
• Armament:
• 1 twin Osa-M SA-N-4 surface-to-air missile launcher (20 missile magazine capacity)
• 1 twin 57-mm 70-caliber AK-257 dual-purpose automatic gun
• 2 RBU-6000 12-barreled ASW rocket launchers (96 RGB-60 rockets)
• 2 twin 533-mm torpedo tubes
• 2 Depth Charge racks (12 depth charges)
• Mines:Up to 18 in place of depth charges
• Electronics:
• Radar:1 Don-2 navigation, 1 Strut Curve air/surface search, 1 Pop Group SA-N-4 fire control, 1 Muff Cob AK-257 fire control
• Sonar:Bull Nose low-frequency hull-mounted, Elk Tail medium-frequency through-hull dipping
• Electronic Warfare:2 Watch Dog passive intercept (2-18 GHz)
• IFF: 1 High Pole A, 1 High Pole B transponders