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In the late 1970s, the Soviets realised the need for a larger, more seaworthy craft with better gun armament and higher positioned air search radars.In the Tarantul class, both the single 76 mm (3.0 in) main gun and the two 30 mm (1.2 in) Gatling-type guns are used for air defence, together with a comprehensive electronic warfare suite.
Hiddensee, 1984 Tarantul-class missile corvette, Fall River, Massachusetts, US - Scrapped in 2023 due to severe hull deterioration. Imperial Marinheiro , 1955 Imperial Marinheiro -class corvette, Porto Velho, Brazil - Scrapped in 2023, after partially sinking at her moorings.
The success of the Osa-class missile boats caused the Soviet Union to begin looking for a successor class to replace the aging ships. Development of the Tarantul I-class corvettes began in 1965, with an assumption that the new ships would be 400-500 tons and carry a new missile system.
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Tarantul-class corvette; H. German corvette Hiddensee; I. Ivanovets; R. ORP Rolnik This page was last edited on 29 August 2021, at 05:28 (UTC). Text is available ...
Ivanovets, formerly R-334, was a Tarantul-class corvette of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy. She was laid down on 4 January 1988 at Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard and launched a year later on 28 July 1989. The corvette was accepted into the Black Sea fleet on 30 December 1989. [1] [2] In August 2013, Ivanovets underwent major repairs in drydock.
“Russian and Ukrainian sources posted photos on November 7 showing significant damage to the Askold Project 22800 Karakurt-class Kalibr missile carrier corvette that will likely render it ...
Next generation corvette; Next Generation Missile Vessels; P. ... Tarantul-class corvette This page was last edited on 29 September 2020, at 21:25 (UTC). ...