Bogomol-class patrol boat

Class overview
Name	Bogomol class (Project 02065)
Operators	Soviet Navy ; Russian Navy ; Guinea Navy ; Guinea-Bissau Navy ; Iraqi Navy ;
Built	1988 - 1990
In service	1988 - 2020
In commission	1988 - 2020
Planned	9
Completed	9
Retired	9
General characteristics
Type	Coast guard patrol ship
Displacement	225 tons standard; 266 tons full load;
Length	41 m (134 ft 6 in)
Beam	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draught	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	3 x 4800 hp M520TM-5 diesels, 1 x 200 kW DGR-200 diesel generator, 1x100 kW DGR-100 diesel generator
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) at 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph); 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km; 2,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph);
Endurance	8 days
Complement	32
Sensors &; processing systems	Rangout radar, Nakat, Liman navigation radar, Nikhrom-R IFF, SPO-3 EW complex
Armament	1 x 76 mm AK-176 ; 1 x 30 mm AK-630 ; 12 depth charges;

Last updated January 27, 2026

The Bogomol class (Project 02065 Vikhr-III) is the NATO reporting name for a group of small coast guard patrol ship built for the Soviet Navy and some export customer's navies, all were built in the Vladivostok Shipyard.

Design and service

These boats were essentially the patrol versions of the Matka-class missile boats.

Construction started in 1988 and ended in 1990.

Only 9 units were built, 6 units were exported to the navies of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Iraq.^[1]

The Soviet Pacific Fleet commissioned only three units, which were passed on to the Russian Pacific Fleet. All retired by 2020.

Propulsion

Three M520TM-5 diesels (4800 hp), one 200 kW DGR-200 diesel generator and one 100 kW DGR-100 diesel generator was onboard.

Armament

The ships were equipped with Strela SAM system launchers, the 76 mm AK-176M naval gun, while for CIWS defence a single 30 mm AK-630M gun was installed, with 2000 rounds. 12 depth charges were also present.

Ships

A total of 9 boats were built for the Soviet Navy and export customers.

Soviet Navy / Russian Navy - 3 units commissioned 1989-1990, decommissioned by 2020.
Guinea Navy - 2 units transferred by the USSR in 1990, derelict by the 2000s.^[2]
Guinea-Bissau Navy - 2 units transferred by the USSR in 1988, later derelict.
Iraqi Navy - 2 units exported in 1988, 1 unit escaped to Iran in 1991.

References

↑ "Coast guard patrol ship - Project 02065". russianships.info. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
↑ Oryx. "The Navy That Sank Itself - Guinea's Soviet Bogomol Class Patrol Boats". Oryx. Retrieved 2026-01-26.

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[1] "Coast guard patrol ship - Project 02065". russianships.info. Retrieved 2026-01-26.

[2] Oryx. "The Navy That Sank Itself - Guinea's Soviet Bogomol Class Patrol Boats". Oryx. Retrieved 2026-01-26.

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