Specifications
Small missile ships of the Project 1234 according to NATO classification Nanuchka-class corvette is a series of Soviet small missile ships (MRK) of the 3rd rank built at shipyards of the USSR from 1967-1992. [1]
The type consists of three series of subprojects:
- Project 1234, NATO code Nanuchka I
- Project 1234E, NATO code Nanuchka II
- Project 1234.1, NATO code Nanuchka III
- Project 1234.7, NATO code Nanuchka IV
By the name of the project code, the ships received the nickname gadflies in the navy. IRAs of Project 1234 were supplied to the Navy of four countries of the world: the USSR, Algeria, Libya and India. Libyan ones were destroyed during the NATO military operation in the summer of 2011; Indian ships of this project were withdrawn from the Indian Navy in 1999-2004.
The ships of the project were actively operated in all four fleets of the Soviet Navy and during the 1970-1980s carried out combat services in the World Ocean. They left a noticeable mark on the history of Soviet shipbuilding and are currently being gradually withdrawn from the combat strength of the Russian fleet. [1] So, if at the beginning of 2001 in the Russian Navy there were 2 ships of project 1234 and 18 ships of Project 1234.1, [2] then by 2006 all ships of project 1234 were withdrawn from the Navy and only 12 ships of the project remained in Project 1234.1 and 1 ship of Project 1234.7. [3] [4]
Construction and career
Mirazh was laid down on 30 August 1983 at Almaz Shipyard, Leningrad. Launched on 19 August 1986 and commissioned into the Black Sea Fleet on 30 December 1986. [5]
Battle off the coast of Abkazia
Main Article: Battle off the coast of Abkhazia
In Augest 10th of 2008, Mirazh partook in the Russo-Georgian War during a naval battle against several Georgian missile boats. During the engagement, Mirazh turned the battle into a Russian victory when she sank a Georgian naval vessel with her missiles. Initially, it was disputed which ship she sank, but most agree it to be the Georgian missile boat Tbilisi. [6]
In October 2020, Mirazh (the last in the Black Sea Fleet of this class) completed a glorious military service and decommissioned.
Pennant numbers
| Date | Pennant number [5] |
|---|
| 1986 | 616 |
| 1986 | 603 |
| 1988 | 613 |
| 1990 | 617 |
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