Turya class torpedo boat
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The Turya class is the NATO reporting name
for a class of hydrofoil
torpedo boats built for the Soviet Navy and Soviet allies. The Soviet designation was Project 206M.
The Turya class is a derivative of the Shershen class torpedo boat
. A hydroplane was added forward to increase speed. These boats can operate at 40 knots at Sea State
4 and 35 knots at Sea State 5. A heavier twin 57 mm gun was added aft in response to Nato fast attack craft being fitted with the 76 mm OTO Melara gun
. The boats are fitted with a helicopter type dipping sonar aft. The 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes can fire either anti-ship or anti-submarine torpedoes. Export boats were not fitted with dipping sonar.
Two boats were transferred to the Latvian Navy
NATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are classified code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc...
for a class of hydrofoil
Hydrofoil
A hydrofoil is a foil which operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to airfoils.Hydrofoils can be artificial, such as the rudder or keel on a boat, the diving planes on a submarine, a surfboard fin, or occur naturally, as with fish fins, the flippers of aquatic mammals, the...
torpedo boats built for the Soviet Navy and Soviet allies. The Soviet designation was Project 206M.
Design
Shershen class torpedo boat
The Shershen class was the NATO reporting name for a class of torpedo boats built for the Soviet Navy and allies. The Soviet designation was Project 206 Shtorm.-Design:...
. A hydroplane was added forward to increase speed. These boats can operate at 40 knots at Sea State
Sea state
In oceanography, a sea state is the general condition of the free surface on a large body of water—with respect to wind waves and swell—at a certain location and moment. A sea state is characterized by statistics, including the wave height, period, and power spectrum. The sea state varies with...
4 and 35 knots at Sea State 5. A heavier twin 57 mm gun was added aft in response to Nato fast attack craft being fitted with the 76 mm OTO Melara gun
Otobreda 76 mm
The Otobreda 76 mm gun is a naval artillery piece built by the Italian defence conglomerate Otobreda. It is based on the Oto Melara 76mm/L62 Allargato, which was bigger and heavier...
. The boats are fitted with a helicopter type dipping sonar aft. The 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes can fire either anti-ship or anti-submarine torpedoes. Export boats were not fitted with dipping sonar.
Soviet Navy
30 (29 in some sources) boats were built for the Soviet Navy between 1972 and 1976. The Builders were at Kolpino and the Ulis yard in Vladivostok. Five boats remain in service with the Russian Navy.- Baltic FleetBaltic FleetThe Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...
- 1 boat - Black Sea FleetBlack Sea FleetThe Black Sea Fleet is a large operational-strategic sub-unit of the Russian Navy, operating in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea since the late 18th century. It is based in various harbors of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov....
- 1 boat - Caspian FlotillaCaspian FlotillaThe Caspian Flotilla is the oldest Russian military flotilla, stationed in the Caspian Sea. It was awarded the Order of the Red Banner in 1945.-Establishment:...
- 3 boats
Two boats were transferred to the Latvian Navy
Export
- Cuban Navy - 9 boats (1979–83)
- Ethiopia - 2 boats
- Cambodia - 2 boats
- Seychelles - 1 boat
- Vietnamese People's Navy - 5 boats