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{{Short description|Class of Soviet anti-submarine frigates}}
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|Name=Koni class (project 1159)
|Name=Koni class (Project 1159)
|Builders=
|Builders=
|Operators=*{{navy|SUN}}
|Operators=*{{navy|Soviet Union}}
*{{navy|Algeria}}
*{{navy|Algeria}}
*{{navy|Bulgaria}}
*{{navy|Bulgaria}}
*{{navy|Cuba}}
*{{navy|Cuba}}
*{{navy|East Germany}}
*{{navy|East Germany}}
*{{navy|Egypt}}
*{{navy|Germany}}
*{{navy|Libya}}
*{{naval|Egypt}}
*{{naval|Libya}}
*{{navy|Yugoslavia}}
*{{navy|Yugoslavia}}
*{{navy|Serbia and Montenegro}}
*{{flagicon|Libya|1951}} [[Libyan People's Army]]
|Class before={{sclass2-|Mirka|frigate|4}}
|Class before={{sclass2|Mirka|frigate|4}}
|Class after={{sclass2-|Gepard|frigate|4}}
|Class after={{sclass2|Gepard|frigate|4}}
|Subclasses=
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|Built range=1975-1988
|Built range=1975–1988
|In service range=
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|Total ships completed=14
|Total ships completed=14
|Total ships cancelled=
|Total ships cancelled=
|Total ships active=7
|Total ships active=5
|Total ships laid up=
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| Ship displacement = *1,140 tons (standard)
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|Ship displacement=*1,140 tons (standard)
*1,900 tons (full load)<ref name="fas"/>
*1,900 tons (full load)<ref name="fas"/>
| Ship length = {{cvt|95|m|ftin}}
|Ship tons burthen=
|Ship length=95.0 m
| Ship beam = {{cvt|12.8|m|ftin}}
|Ship beam=12.8 m
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| Ship draft = {{cvt|5|m|ftin}}<ref>Couhat Jean. Combat Fleets of the world 1982/1983 Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament Paris: Editions Maritimes et d'Outre-Mer, 1981 {{ISBN|0-87021-125-0}} Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 78-50192 Pg.2</ref>
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|Ship draught=4.2 m
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| Ship propulsion = * [[CODAG]] 1 gas turbine M8V DN59L4 unit 13.4 MW + 2 diesels
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|Ship draft=5 m <ref>Couhat Jean. Combat Fleets of the world 1982/1983 Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament Paris: Editions Maritimes et d'Outre-Mer, 1981 {{ISBN|0-87021-125-0}} Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 78-50192 Pg.2</ref>
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*3 shafts; {{cvt|35,000|shp|lk=in}} total<ref name="fas"/>
|Ship depth=
|Ship hold depth=
| Ship speed = {{convert|27|kn|lk=in}}
| Ship range ={{cvt|3,300|km|nmi mi}} at {{cvt|26|km/h|kn mph}}
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| Ship complement = 110<ref name="fas">{{cite web |url=http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1159.htm |title=Koni class - Project 1159 |date=2000-09-07 |work=[[Federation of American Scientists|FAS.org]] |access-date=2007-01-04 |archive-date=2016-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428194736/https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1159.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| Ship sensors = * Radar barret-2, Slim Net, Strut curve, pop group, Hawk Screech, Drum Tilt
|Ship range=*1,800 nm at 14 knots
* Sonar - Herkules hull mounted & dipping sonar
*3,300 km at 26 km/h
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| Ship armament = * 1 × [[9K33 Osa|4K33 "Osa-M"]] launcher (20 missiles)
|Ship test depth=
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*4 × [[P-15 Termit|P-15M Termit]] anti-ship missile launchers
|Ship boats=
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*2 × twin [[AK-726|76.2 mm]] dual purpose guns
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*2 × twin [[AK-230|30 mm]] guns
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*4 × [[30 mm]] guns
*2 × [[RBU-6000]] Depth charge launchers
*2 × [[RBU-6000]] Depth charge launchers
*provision for 20 [[naval mine]]s
*provision for 20 [[naval mine]]s
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The '''Koni class''' is the [[NATO reporting name]] for an [[anti-submarine warfare]] [[frigate]] built by the [[Soviet Union]]. They were known in the Soviet Union as '''Project 1159'''. 14 were built in [[Zelenodolsk shipyard]] between 1975 and 1988. They were originally intended to replace the older {{sclass2-|Riga|frigate|1}}s, but were instead chosen as a design for export to various friendly navies. The Koni I sub class were designed for European waters and the Koni II were made for warmer waters.<ref name=gs>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/1159.htm |title=Koni Class - Project 1159 |work=globalsecurity.org |date=11 July 2011 |accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> One ship was retained by the Soviets in the [[Black Sea]] for training foreign crews. Only a few of these vessels remain in service today.
The '''Koni class''' is the [[NATO reporting name]] for an [[anti-submarine warfare]] [[frigate]] built by the [[Soviet Union]]. They were known in the Soviet Union as '''Project 1159'''. 14 were built in [[Zelenodolsk shipyard]] between 1975 and 1988. They were originally intended to replace the older {{sclass2|Riga|frigate|1}}s, but were instead chosen as a design for export to various friendly navies. The Koni I sub class were designed for European waters and the Koni II were made for warmer waters.<ref name=gs>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/1159.htm |title=Koni Class - Project 1159 |work=globalsecurity.org |date=11 July 2011 |access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> One ship was retained by the Soviets in the [[Black Sea]] for training foreign crews. Only a few of these vessels remain in service today.


The Romanian [[Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu class frigate|Tetal class frigate]]s were similar.
The Romanian [[Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu-class corvette|Tetal-class corvettes]] were similar.


==Design==
==Design==
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===Armament===
===Armament===


The armament consisted of two twin 76&nbsp;mm AK726 gun mountings and two twin 30mm AA guns, 4 SSN-2 anti ship missile launchers were fitted in some ships, depth charge and mine racks were fitted at the stern. The Libyan vessels had a redesigned layout with the SS-N-2 missiles forward of the bridge. The ships had contemporary Soviet radar and sonar.
The armament consisted of two [[AK-726]] twin {{cvt|76|mm|in}} gun mountings and two [[AK-230]] twin {{cvt|30|mm|in}} [[anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] guns, 4 [[P-15 Termit|P-15M Termit]] anti-ship missile launchers were fitted in some ships, [[depth charge]] and [[naval mine]] racks were fitted at the stern. The Libyan vessels had a redesigned layout with the P-15M missiles forward of the [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]]. The ships had contemporary Soviet radar and sonar.


===Propulsion===
===Propulsion===


The ships had 3 shaft CODAG machinery suite, identical to that used in the Grisha class frigates (project 1124). The middle shaft had an 18000&nbsp;hp gas turbine while the outer two shafts had diesel engines with 9000&nbsp;hp in total for economical cruising,
The ships had 3-shaft [[CODAG]] machinery suite, identical to that used in the {{sclass2|Grisha|corvette}}s (Project 1124). The middle shaft had an {{cvt|18000|hp|lk=on|adj=on}} [[gas turbine]] while the outer two shafts had [[diesel engine]]s with {{cvt|9000|hp}} in total for economical cruising.


==Ships in class==
==Ships in class==
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|to East Germany as ''Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR'', scrapped after 1990
|to East Germany as ''Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR'', scrapped after 1990
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|''Sokol''
|[[Yugoslav frigate Split|''Sokol'']]
|January 1978
|January 1978
|21 April 1979
|21 April 1979
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|to Yugoslavia as ''Split'', later to Serbia & Montenegro, scrapped 2013
|to Yugoslavia as ''Split'', later to Serbia & Montenegro, scrapped 2013
|-
|-
|SKR-481
|''SKR-481''
|25 December 1979
|25 December 1979
|24 December 1981
|24 December 1981
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|to Yugoslavia as ''Koper'', scrapped 1998
|to Yugoslavia as ''Koper'', scrapped 1998
|-
|-
|SKR-149
|''SKR-149''
|8 April 1983
|8 April 1983
|30 June 1984
|30 June 1984
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! colspan="5"| Project 1159T - Koni II
! colspan="5"| Project 1159T - Koni II
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|SKR-482
|{{ship|Soviet frigate|SKR-482||2}}
|10 June 1978
|10 June 1978
|12 January 1980
|12 January 1980
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|to Algeria as ''Mourad Rais''
|to Algeria as ''Mourad Rais''
|-
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|SKR-28
|''SKR-28''
|17 July 1979
|17 July 1979
|21 June 1980
|21 June 1980
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|to Cuba as ''Mariel''
|to Cuba as ''Mariel''
|-
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|SKR-35
|{{ship|Soviet frigate|SKR-35||2}}
|11 June 1980
|11 June 1980
|30 April 1981
|30 April 1981
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|to Algeria as ''Rais Kellik'', in service
|to Algeria as ''Rais Kellik'', in service
|-
|-
|SKR-471
|''SKR-471''
|24 April 1981
|24 April 1981
|31 July 1982
|31 July 1982
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|to Cuba as ''356''
|to Cuba as ''356''
|-
|-
|SKR-129
|{{ship|Soviet frigate|SKR-129||2}}
|7 July 1982
|7 July 1982
|11 November 1983
|11 November 1983
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|to Algeria as ''Rais Korfu'', in service
|to Algeria as ''Rais Korfu'', in service
|-
|-
|SKR-451
|''SKR-451''
|6 May 1986
|6 May 1986
|3 May 1987
|3 May 1987
|25 December 1987
|25 December 1987
|to Cuba as ''Monkada''
|to Cuba as ''Moncada''
|-
|-
! colspan="5"| Project 1159TR - Koni II
! colspan="5"| Project 1159TR - Koni II
|-
|-
|SKR-201
|''SKR-201''
|22 September 1982
|22 September 1982
|27 April 1985
|27 April 1985
|30 December 1985
|30 December 1985
|to Libya as ''Al Hani''; in Malta for refit since 2013<ref>{{cite news |title=Libyan frigate arrives for repairs |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/libyan-frigate-arrives-for-repairs.492292 |access-date=30 December 2019 |work=Times of Malta |date=28 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Balzan |first1=Jurgen |title=US blocks release of Libyan military ship docked in Malta |url=https://theshiftnews.com/2018/09/08/us-blocks-release-of-libyan-military-ship-docked-in-malta/ |access-date=30 December 2019 |work=The Shift, Malta |date=8 September 2018}}</ref>
|to Libya as ''Al Hani'' , in service
|-
|-
|SKR-195
|''SKR-195''
|18 April 1985
|18 April 1985
|27 April 1986
|27 April 1986
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|to Libya as ''Al Ghardabia'', sunk 2011 during the Libyan civil war
|to Libya as ''Al Ghardabia'', sunk 2011 during the Libyan civil war
|}
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==M/V ''Captain Keith Tibbetts''==
In September 1996 a former [[Cuban Navy]] Koni II-class frigate designated ''356'' was [[Scuttling|scuttle]]d in shallow water in [[Cayman Brac]]. This ship was built in 1984 as one of three Koni II-class frigates sold to [[Cuba]] to support its [[Cold War]] fleet. In 1996 the ship was purchased from Cuba by the [[Cayman Islands]] government to be scuttled in Cayman Brac as a dive attraction. The remaining two Cuban Koni II class were expended as targets. Frigate ''356'' was sunk upright, and initially her deck rested {{convert|90|ft|m|abbr=on}} below the surface. A serious storm in 2004 broke the ship in two, and her bow now lists at a 45 degree angle, while her midships have become a debris field. Before being sunk the ship was renamed ''Captain Keith Tibbetts'' after a local politician and diver. It is one of only a few sunken Soviet Naval vessels in the [[Western Hemisphere]], and the only one of two that is easily dived including her sister ship SKR-451.


==''Patrol Boat 383'', ''P.B.''==
==''Patrol Boat 383'', ''P.B.''==
On July 16, 1998 the former [[Cuban Navy]] Koni II-class frigate designated ''353'' was [[Scuttling|scuttle]]d in shallow water near the Cuban resort town of Varadero in the Parque Submarino Cayo Piedra del Norte as an attraction for divers. It is rumored that Fidel Castro promoted the project, being an avid diver himself. The frigate sank upright, and sits on the sand bottom in {{convert|90|ft|m|abbr=on}} of water. For an unknown reason her hull number was changed from ''353'' to ''383'' prior to the scuttling.<ref name="wrecksite.eu">http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137249</ref> The dive operators in the varadero area refer to the dive site as ''Patrol boat 383'' or simply ''P.B'' even though it is a frigate.
On July 16, 1998 the former Cuban Navy Koni II-class frigate designated ''353'' was scuttled in shallow water near the Cuban resort town of [[Varadero]] in the Parque Submarino Cayo Piedra del Norte as an attraction for divers. It is rumored that Fidel Castro promoted the project, being an avid diver himself. The frigate sank upright, and sits on the sand bottom in {{convert|90|ft|m|abbr=on}} of water. For an unknown reason her hull number was changed from ''353'' to ''383'' prior to the scuttling.<ref name="wrecksite.eu">{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137249 |title=Monkada (353) (+1998) |website=wrecksite.eu |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref> The dive operators in the Varadero area refer to the dive site as ''Patrol Boat 383'' or simply ''P.B'' even though it is a frigate.


==Original operators==
==Original operators==
[[File:MouradRais1986.jpg|thumb|right|''Mourad Rais'' of Algerian National Navy in 1986. One of the warm-water export versions.]]
[[File:MouradRais1986.jpg|thumb|right|''Mourad Rais'' of Algerian National Navy in 1986. One of the warm-water export versions.]]
* Soviet Union - 1 (to [[Bulgaria]] in 1990), ''Delfin'' was originally used for training foreign crews in the Black Sea, before being sold to the [[Bulgarian Navy]], currently in service as ''Smeli'' (Bulgarian: Смели" ("Brave")).
* Soviet Union - 1 (to [[Bulgaria]] in 1990), ''Delfin'' was originally used for training foreign crews in the Black Sea, before being sold to the [[Bulgarian Navy]], currently in service as ''Smeli'' (Bulgarian: Смели" ("Brave")).
* [[Algeria]] - 3, in service, being upgraded with new electronics, ASW torpedo tubes and 8 x Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade anti-ship missiles
* [[Algeria]] - 3, in service, being upgraded with new electronics, ASW torpedo tubes and 8 x [[Kh-35|Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade]] anti-ship missiles
* [[Cuba]] - 3, 356 (No name) ex SKR-471 sunk as a [[reef]] , 353 (later 383) (Monkada or Moncada) ex SKR-451 sunk as a [[reef]] <ref name="wrecksite.eu"/> and 350 (Mariel) ex SKR 28 status unknown.
* [[Cuba]] - 3, 356 (No name) ex ''SKR-471'' sunk as a [[reef]], 353 (later 383) (''Moncada'') ex ''SKR-451'' sunk as a [[reef]]<ref name="wrecksite.eu"/> and 350 (''Mariel'') ex ''SKR-28'' status unknown.
* [[East Germany]] / [[Germany]] - 3, two scrapped in 1990 and one scrapped in 1995. (''Rostock'', ''Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR'', ''Halle'')
* [[East Germany]] / [[Germany]] - 3, two (''Rostock'' and ''Halle'') taken over by unified [[German Navy]] and paid off August 1991, one (''Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR'') immediately put up for disposal in 1991.<ref>Conway 1995, p. 135</ref>
* [[Libya]] - 1 (formerly 2), 4 x 406mm torpedo tubes, status unknown, damaged by bombing May 19/20 and on August 9, 2011. (''Al Ghardabia''). The remaining ship, ''Al Hani'' captured by NTC in Benghazi, and has become the flagship of the reorganized Libyan Navy.
* [[Libya]] - 1 (formerly 2), 4 x 406mm torpedo tubes, status unknown, damaged by bombing May 19/20 and on August 9, 2011. (''Al Ghardabia''). The remaining ship, ''Al Hani'' captured by [[National Transitional Council]] in [[Benghazi]], and has become the flagship of the reorganized Libyan Navy. She has been stuck in Malta for refit since 2013.
* [[Libyan People's Army]] - 1, 4 x 406mm torpedo tubes (''Al Hani'', captured from Libyan Navy)
* [[Yugoslavia]] - acquired two ships, [[Yugoslav frigate Split|''Split'' (VPBR-31)]] and ''Koper'' (VPBR-32), during the 1980s.
* [[Yugoslavia]] - acquired two ships, [[Yugoslav frigate Split|''Split'' (VPBR-31)]] and ''Koper'' (VPBR-32), during the 1980s.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of frigates]]
* [[List of naval ship classes in service]]
* [[List of ships of the Soviet Navy]]
* [[List of ships of the Soviet Navy]]
* [[List of ships of Russia by project number]]
* [[List of ships of Russia by project number]]


==References==
==Citations==
{{Commons category|Del'fin class frigate}}
{{Commons category|Del'fin class frigate}}
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==References==
* {{cite book|last1=Gardiner|first1=Robert|last2=Chumbley|first2=Stephen|last3=Budzbon|first3=Przemysław|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1995|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=9781557501325}}
* [http://www.mks-kss.de/ Marinekameradschaft KSS]
* [http://www.mks-kss.de/ Marinekameradschaft KSS]
* [http://www.paluba.info/smf/brodovi-jrm/raketna-fregata-(ex-veliki-patrolni-brod-vpbr)-klase-'koni'/ PALUBAinfo Forum]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090815064533/http://www.paluba.info/smf/brodovi-jrm/raketna-fregata-(ex-veliki-patrolni-brod-vpbr)-klase-'koni'/ PALUBAinfo Forum]
* {{en icon}} [http://russianships.info/eng/warships/project_1159.htm All Koni Class Frigates - Complete Ship List]
* {{in lang|en}} [http://russianships.info/eng/warships/project_1159.htm All Koni Class Frigates - Complete Ship List]
* [http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=koni-class-project-1159-asw-frigate-soviet-union Militaryfactory.com Koni Class frigate]
* [http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=koni-class-project-1159-asw-frigate-soviet-union Militaryfactory.com Koni Class frigate]


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Class overview
NameKoni class (Project 1159)
Operators
Preceded byMirka class
Succeeded byGepard class
Built1975–1988
Completed14
Active5
Lost1
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Displacement
  • 1,140 tons (standard)
  • 1,900 tons (full load)[1]
Length95 m (311 ft 8 in)
Beam12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draft5 m (16 ft 5 in)[2]
Propulsion
  • CODAG 1 gas turbine M8V DN59L4 unit 13.4 MW + 2 diesels
  • 3 shafts; 35,000 shp (26,000 kW) total[1]
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range3,300 km (1,800 nmi; 2,100 mi) at 26 km/h (14 kn; 16 mph)
Complement110[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar barret-2, Slim Net, Strut curve, pop group, Hawk Screech, Drum Tilt
  • Sonar - Herkules hull mounted & dipping sonar
Armament

The Koni class is the NATO reporting name for an anti-submarine warfare frigate built by the Soviet Union. They were known in the Soviet Union as Project 1159. 14 were built in Zelenodolsk shipyard between 1975 and 1988. They were originally intended to replace the older Riga-class frigates, but were instead chosen as a design for export to various friendly navies. The Koni I sub class were designed for European waters and the Koni II were made for warmer waters.[3] One ship was retained by the Soviets in the Black Sea for training foreign crews. Only a few of these vessels remain in service today.

The Romanian Tetal-class corvettes were similar.

Design

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Armament

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The armament consisted of two AK-726 twin 76 mm (3.0 in) gun mountings and two AK-230 twin 30 mm (1.2 in) anti-aircraft guns, 4 P-15M Termit anti-ship missile launchers were fitted in some ships, depth charge and naval mine racks were fitted at the stern. The Libyan vessels had a redesigned layout with the P-15M missiles forward of the bridge. The ships had contemporary Soviet radar and sonar.

Propulsion

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The ships had 3-shaft CODAG machinery suite, identical to that used in the Grisha-class corvettes (Project 1124). The middle shaft had an 18,000 hp (13,000 kW) gas turbine while the outer two shafts had diesel engines with 9,000 hp (6,700 kW) in total for economical cruising.

Ships in class

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Project 1159 - Koni I
Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate
Delfin 21 April 1973 19 July 1975 31 December 1975 to Bulgarian Navy as Smeli in service 2014
Nerpa 22 October 1974 4 June 1977 31 December 1977 to East Germany as Rostock , scrapped after 1990
Krechet 19 January 1977 3 July 1978 31 December 1978 to East Germany as Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR, scrapped after 1990
Sokol January 1978 21 April 1979 30 November 1979 to Yugoslavia as Split, later to Serbia & Montenegro, scrapped 2013
SKR-481 25 December 1979 24 December 1981 30 September 1982 to Yugoslavia as Koper, scrapped 1998
SKR-149 8 April 1983 30 June 1984 25 June 1985 to East Germany as Halle, scrapped after 1990
Project 1159T - Koni II
SKR-482 10 June 1978 12 January 1980 30 September 1980 to Algeria as Mourad Rais
SKR-28 17 July 1979 21 June 1980 30 December 1980 to Cuba as Mariel
SKR-35 11 June 1980 30 April 1981 30 November 1981 to Algeria as Rais Kellik, in service
SKR-471 24 April 1981 31 July 1982 17 August 1983 to Cuba as 356
SKR-129 7 July 1982 11 November 1983 30 August 1984 to Algeria as Rais Korfu, in service
SKR-451 6 May 1986 3 May 1987 25 December 1987 to Cuba as Moncada
Project 1159TR - Koni II
SKR-201 22 September 1982 27 April 1985 30 December 1985 to Libya as Al Hani; in Malta for refit since 2013[4][5]
SKR-195 18 April 1985 27 April 1986 25 December 1986 to Libya as Al Ghardabia, sunk 2011 during the Libyan civil war

Patrol Boat 383, P.B.

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On July 16, 1998 the former Cuban Navy Koni II-class frigate designated 353 was scuttled in shallow water near the Cuban resort town of Varadero in the Parque Submarino Cayo Piedra del Norte as an attraction for divers. It is rumored that Fidel Castro promoted the project, being an avid diver himself. The frigate sank upright, and sits on the sand bottom in 90 ft (27 m) of water. For an unknown reason her hull number was changed from 353 to 383 prior to the scuttling.[6] The dive operators in the Varadero area refer to the dive site as Patrol Boat 383 or simply P.B even though it is a frigate.

Original operators

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Mourad Rais of Algerian National Navy in 1986. One of the warm-water export versions.
  • Soviet Union - 1 (to Bulgaria in 1990), Delfin was originally used for training foreign crews in the Black Sea, before being sold to the Bulgarian Navy, currently in service as Smeli (Bulgarian: Смели" ("Brave")).
  • Algeria - 3, in service, being upgraded with new electronics, ASW torpedo tubes and 8 x Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade anti-ship missiles
  • Cuba - 3, 356 (No name) ex SKR-471 sunk as a reef, 353 (later 383) (Moncada) ex SKR-451 sunk as a reef[6] and 350 (Mariel) ex SKR-28 status unknown.
  • East Germany / Germany - 3, two (Rostock and Halle) taken over by unified German Navy and paid off August 1991, one (Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR) immediately put up for disposal in 1991.[7]
  • Libya - 1 (formerly 2), 4 x 406mm torpedo tubes, status unknown, damaged by bombing May 19/20 and on August 9, 2011. (Al Ghardabia). The remaining ship, Al Hani captured by National Transitional Council in Benghazi, and has become the flagship of the reorganized Libyan Navy. She has been stuck in Malta for refit since 2013.
  • Yugoslavia - acquired two ships, Split (VPBR-31) and Koper (VPBR-32), during the 1980s.

See also

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c "Koni class - Project 1159". FAS.org. 2000-09-07. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  2. ^ Couhat Jean. Combat Fleets of the world 1982/1983 Their Ships, Aircraft, and Armament Paris: Editions Maritimes et d'Outre-Mer, 1981 ISBN 0-87021-125-0 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 78-50192 Pg.2
  3. ^ "Koni Class - Project 1159". globalsecurity.org. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Libyan frigate arrives for repairs". Times of Malta. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ Balzan, Jurgen (8 September 2018). "US blocks release of Libyan military ship docked in Malta". The Shift, Malta. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Monkada (353) (+1998)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ^ Conway 1995, p. 135

References

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