Nanuchka class corvette
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The Nanuchka class was the NATO reporting name
NATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are classified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc...

 for a series of corvettes or small missile ships built for the Soviet Navy
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...

 and export customers between 1969 and 1981. The Soviet designation was Project 1234 Ovod (Gadfly) Small Missile Ship. These ships were designed around the P-120 Malakhit
SS-N-9
The P-120 Malakhit is a Russian medium range anti-ship missile used by corvettes and submarines. It has a range of up to . Introduced in 1972, it remains in service but has been superseded by the SS-N-22 Sunburn.-Development:...

 anti ship missile. Export versions used the P-15 Termit Styx missile. Reportedly, it was the Mirazh, a Project 1234 corvette, that sank a Georgian vessel during an attempted attack on Russian ships near Abkhazia's coast on August 10, 2008.

Soviet Navy

  • Nanuchka I (Project 1234) - 17 boats - retired in the 1990s, except Musson which was sunk in error by an SSM during an exercise in 1987 (27 fatalities)
  • Nanuchka III (Project 1234.1) - 18 boats - about 11 still in service with the Russian Navy
  • Nanuchka IV (project 1234.2) - 1 boat Nakat - in Russian Navy service. Trial vessel for P-800 Oniks
    P-800 Oniks
    The P-800 Oniks for export markets; "Oniks" is onyx, and "Yakhont" is ruby or sapphire in English) is a Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of P-80 Zubr. Its GRAU designation is 3M55...

     ASHM

Export customers

  • Algeria - 3 ships delivered 1980-81 in service
  • India
    Indian Navy
    The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...

     - 3 ships known as the Durg class, 1 ship in service
  • Libya
    Libyan Navy
    The Libyan Navy was the maritime force of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, established in November 1962. It was a fairly typical small navy with a few missile frigates, corvettes and patrol boats to defend the coastline, but with a very limited self-defence capability...

     - 4 ships delivered 1981-83, Ain Zaquit sunk by US aircraft 24 March 1986
    Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986)
    In the Action in the Gulf of Sidra, the United States Navy deployed aircraft carrier groups in the disputed Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea. Libya claimed that the entire Gulf was their territory, at 32° 30' N, with an exclusive fishing zone. Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi asserted this...

    . replaced by a new ship from the USSR.

Ship list

Name Laid Launched Entered service Fleet Withdrawn
Projekt 1234 (Nanuchka I)
Burya (Буря), by 1970: MRK-3 13. 01. 1967 18. 10. 1968 30. 09. 1970 Black 11. 02. 1991
Briz (Бриз), by 1970 MRK-7 05. 11. 1967 10. 10. 1969 31. 12. 1970 Black, Pac 29. 10. 1992
Vikhr (Вихрь) 21. 08. 1967 22. 07. 1970 30. 09. 1971 Black, Pac 05. 07. 1994
Volna (Волна) 27. 09. 1968 20. 07. 1971 31. 12. 1971 Balt, North 30. 06. 1993
Grad (Град) 29. 11. 1967 30. 04. 1972 30. 09. 1972 Balt 30. 06. 1993
Groza (Гроза) 09. 01. 1969 26. 07. 1972 26. 12. 1972 Balt, Black 1992
Grom (Гром) 01. 10. 1969 29. 10. 1972 28. 12. 1972 Balt, Black 24. 05. 1995
Zarnica (Зарница) 27. 07. 1970 28. 04. 1973 18. 09. 1973 Black in service 1998
Molniya (Молния) 30. 09. 1971 27. 08. 1973 28. 12. 1973 Balt ?
Shkval (Шквал) 17. 05. 1972 28. 12. 1973 14. 06. 1974 Balt 1988 reserve
Zaria (Заря) 18. 10. 1972 18. 05. 1974 28. 09. 1974 North 05. 07. 1994
Myetyel (Метель) 19. 02. 1973 10. 08. 1974 08. 12. 1974 North 16. 03. 1998
Shtorm (Шторм) 20. 10. 1973 03. 03. 1975 15. 06. 1975 Balt 16. 03. 1998
Raduga (Радуга) 16. 01. 1974 20. 06. 1975 01. 12. 1975 Balt 05. 07. 1994
Burun (Бурун) 1975 1977 30. 12. 1977 North, Balt ?
Tsiklon (Циклон) 22. 09. 1973 24. 05. 1977 31. 12. 1977 Pac 17. 01. 1995
Vyetyer (Ветер) 27. 02. 1976 21. 04. 1978 30. 09. 1978 North 04. 08. 1995 (possibly 1234.1?)
Aysberg (Айсберг) 11. 11. 1976 20. 04. 1979 30. 09. 1979 North ? (possibly 1234.1?)
Tucha (Туча) 04. 05. 1977 29. 04. 1980 31. 07. 1980 North in service 1995 (possibly 1234.1?)
Musson (Муссон) 14. 07. 1975 01. 07. 1981 30. 12. 1981 Pac sunk 16. 4. 1987 (possibly 1234.1?)
Uragan (Ураган) 01. 08. 1980 27. 05. 1983 30. 09. 1983 North ? (possibly 1234.1?)
Projekt 1234.1 (Nanuchka III)
Tayfun (Тайфун) 10. 05. 1974 14. 08. 1979 30. 12. 1979 Pac 04. 08. 1995
Zyb’ (Зыбь), from 1982 Komsomolets Mordovii (Комсомолец Мордовии), from 1992 Shtil (Штиль) 28. 06. 1976 23. 10. 1978 31. 12. 1978 Black in service 2006
Priboy (Прибой) 25. 11. 1978 20. 04. 1984 30. 11. 1984 North ?
Smyerch (Смерч) 16. 11. 1981 16. 11. 1984 30. 12. 1984 North ?
Priliv (Прилив) 29. 04. 1982 26. 04. 1985 31. 10. 1985 Balt ?
Livien’ (Ливень), from 1987 XX Syezd VLKSM (XX Съезд ВЛКСМ), from 1992 Iney (Иней) 06. 07. 1983 05. 10. 1986 25. 12. 1987 Pac ?
Mirazh (Мираж) 30. 08. 1983 19. 08. 1986 30. 12. 1986 Black in service 2008
Meteor (Метеор) 13. 11. 1984 16. 09. 1987 31. 12. 1987 Balt in service 1996
Rassvyet (Рассвет) 29. 09. 1986 22. 08. 1988 28. 12. 1988 North in service 1995
Zyb’ (Зыбь) (II) 26. 08. 1986 28. 02. 1989 26. 09. 1989 Balt in service 2011
Geyzer (Гейзер) 21. 12. 1987 28. 08. 1989 27. 12. 1989 Balt in service 2011
Moroz (Мороз) 17. 02. 1985 23. 09. 1989 30. 12. 1989 Pac in service 1999
Razliv (Разлив) 01. 11. 1986 24. 08. 1991 31. 12. 1991 Pac in service 1999
Passat (Пассат) 27. 05. 1988 13. 06. 1990 06. 12. 1990 Balt ?
Livien’ (Ливень) (II) 28. 09. 1988 08. 05. 1991 25. 10. 1991 Balt ?
Perekat (Перекат) 1988 - - - not completed
Projekt 1234.7 (Nanuchka IV)
Nakat (Накат) 04. 11. 1982 16. 04. 1987 30. 09. 1987 Pac ?


Fleets: Baltic Fleet, Northern Fleet, Black Sea Fleet, Pacific Fleet
Initial name Laid Launched First commissioned End user
Projekt 1234E (Nanuchka II)
Uragan 31. 05. 1974 16. 04. 1976 30. 09. 1976 1977 → India "Vijay Durg"
Priboy 22. 01. 1975 02. 10. 1976 18. 02. 1977 1977 → India "Sindhu Durg"
Priliv 23. 06. 1975 14. 04. 1977 20. 09. 1977 1978 → India "Hos Durg"
MRK-21 10. 03. 1978 28. 08. 1979 31. 12. 1979 04. 07. 1980 → Algeria "Ras Hamidou"
MRK-23 17. 08. 1978 31. 07. 1980 31. 10. 1980 09. 02. 1981 → Algeria "Salah Reis"
МRK-9 21. 04. 1979 10. 01. 1981 27. 05. 1981 1981 → Libya "Ean Mara"
MRK-22 04. 04. 1980 13. 08. 1981 30. 11. 1981 08. 05. 1982 → Algeria "Reis All"
МRK-24 20. 02. 1981 26. 03. 1982 31. 05. 1982 1983 → Libya "Ean Al Gazala"
MRK-25 27. 05. 1981 21. 07. 1982 31. 05. 1983 1984 → Libya "Ean Zara"
MRK-15 25. 03. 1983 31. 03. 1984 10. 09. 1984 1985 → Libya "Ean Zaquit", sunk 25. 03. 1986
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