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Delfin 1979

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate	Modification
Дельфин [Delfin]		201	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	21.4.1973	19.7.1975	31.12.1975	to Bulgaria 2.1991 (Смели [Smeli])	Project 1159
Нерпа [Nerpa]		202	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	22.10.1974	4.6.1977	31.12.1977	to East Germany 7.1978 (Rostock)	Project 1159
Кречет [Krechet]		203	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	19.1.1977	3.7.1978	31.12.1978	to East Germany 5.1979 (Berlin - Haupstadt der DDR)	Project 1159
Сокол [Sokol]		204	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	1/1978	21.4.1979	30.11.1979	to Yugoslavia 3.1980 (Сплит [Split])	Project 1159
СКР-481 [SKR-481]		205	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	25.12.1979	24.12.1981	30.9.1982	to Yugoslavia 12.1982 (Копер [Koper])	Project 1159
СКР-149 [SKR-149]		206	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	8.4.1983	30.6.1984	25.6.1985	to East Germany 11.1985 (Halle)	Project 1159
СКР-482 [SKR-482]		250	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	10.6.1978	12.1.1980	30.9.1980	to Algeria 12.1980 (مراد رئس [Mourad Rais])	Project 1159T
СКР-28 [SKR-28]		251	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	17.7.1979	21.6.1980	30.12.1980	to Cuba 9.1981 (Mariel)	Project 1159T
СКР-35 [SKR-35]		252	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	11.6.1980	30.4.1981	30.11.1981	to Algeria 3.1982 (رئس كلش [Rais Kellich])	Project 1159T
СКР-471 [SKR-471]		253	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	24.4.1981	31.7.1982	17.8.1983	to Cuba 2.1984 (356)	Project 1159T
СКР-129 [SKR-129]		254	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	7.7.1982	11.11.1983	30.8.1984	to Algeria 1.1985 (رئس قرف [Rais Korfu])	Project 1159T
СКР-451 [SKR-451]		257	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	6.5.1986	3.5.1987	25.12.1987	to Cuba 4.1988 (Moncada)	Project 1159T
СКР-201 [SKR-201]		255	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	22.9.1982	27.4.1985	30.12.1985	to Lybia 6.1986 (الهاني [Al Hani])	Project 1159TR
СКР-195 [SKR-195]		256	Gorkiy Yd, Zelenodolsk	18.4.1985	27.4.1986	25.12.1986	to Lybia 10.1987 (القيردبا [Al Kyrdabian])	Project 1159TR

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	pr. 1159: 1440 pr. 1159T: 1520 pr. 1159TR: 1550
Displacement normal, t	pr. 1159: 1660 pr. 1159T: 1673 pr. 1159TR: 1705
Length, m	96.5
Breadth, m	12.6
Draught, m	pr. 1159: 3.20 hull 5.57 max pr. 1159T: 3.32 hull 5.74 max pr. 1159TR: 3.28 hull 5.39 max
No of shafts	3
Machinery	pr. 1159, 1159T: 1 M-8G gas turbine (central shaft) + 2 68B diesels (outer shafts) pr. 1159TR: 1 M8V6 gas turbine (central shaft) + 2 68B-6 diesels (outer shafts)
Power, h. p.	20000 + 16000 = 36000
Max speed, kts	pr. 1159: 29.7 pr. 1159T: 29 pr. 1159TR: 28
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	pr. 1159: 4500 (14) pr. 1159T: 4000(14) pr. 1159TR: 3800(14)
Armament	pr. 1159, 1159T: 1 x 2 Osa-M SAM (20 9M33), 2 x 2 - 76/59 AK-726, 2 x 2 - 30/71 AK-230, 2 x 12 RBU-6000 Smerch-2 ASWRL, 2 DCR (12), 14 mines pr. 1159TR: 2 x 2 P-20M Termit SSM (4 P-20M), 1 x 2 Osa-M SAM (20 9M33), 2 x 2 - 76/59 AK-726, 2 x 2 - 30/71 AK-230, 4 - 400 TT, 1 x 12 RBU-6000 Smerch-2 ASWRL, 2 DCR (12), 14 mines
Electronic equipment	MR-320 Topaz-2V, Fut-N, 4R-33, MR-105 Turel', MR-104 Rys', Don radars, MG-311 Vychegda sonar, Bizan'-4B ECM suite
Complement	pr. 1159, 1159T: 108 pr. 1159TR: 112

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Project history

Small frigates built for export. Only Delfin was retained in the Soviet Navy for training of foreign crews and demonstration.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.