Zhuk-class patrol boat

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Ukrainian patrol boat U120 Skadovsk at Sevastopol Bay, 2004
Class overview
NameZhuk class (Project 1400 Grif)
Builders
Operatorssee below
General characteristics
Type Patrol boat
Displacement39 t (38 LT)
Length23.8 m (78 ft)
Beam5 m (16 ft)
Draught1.1 m (4 ft)
Installed powerDiesel-direct: 2 Type M401B diesels (2 x MTU/CAT; 2 x 1,000 @ 2,300 rpm)
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed30 m
Range450 nmi (830 km)
Complement11 (3 officers, 8 enlisted)
Sensors &
processing systems
Mius ("Spin Trough") surface search/navigation (range, bearing)
Armament2 x twin 12.7 mm (0.50 in) guns

The Zhuk-class patrol boat, Soviet designation Project 1400 "Grif", is a class of small border patrol vessels built in the Soviet Union and its successor states. Over 300 boats were built between 1969 and 1991. The vessels were primarily used by the KGB Border Troop Maritime Units. The vessels had a cheap design suitable for mass production, with a single simple radar unit and manually-aimed machine guns.

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The Zhuk-class was widely exported to over 20 countries. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, it was distributed to its successor states, with the majority taken over by the Russian Federal Coast Guard. By 2007 only 15-20 remained in service with the Russian Navy. [1]

Variants

Project 1400
Project 1400A
Project 1400E
Created in 1972
Project 1400M
Project 1400ME
Created in 1976
Project 1400T
Export version for Turkmenistan, 1 built in 2004.

Operators

Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg Abkhazia
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen

References

  1. Jason W. Henson. "PC Project 1400M Grif ("Zhuk") class". harpoondatabases.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "ПСКА проект 1400". Russ-flot (in Russian). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Project 1400". Russianships.ru. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  4. "La Fuerza Naval nicaragüense celebra sus 34 años y recibe refuerzos navales financiados por los EEUU". August 18, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2020.(in Spanish)