Kola-class frigate
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kola class (Project 42) |
| Builders | Yantar Yard, Kaliningrad |
| Completed | 8 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | frigate |
| Displacement | 1,900 tons standard |
| Length | 96 m |
| Beam | 10.8 m |
| Draught | 3.2 m |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft geared steam turbines, 2 boilers 27,800 hp |
| Speed | 30 knots |
| Range | 3,300 nmi at 13.7 knots |
| Complement | 175 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 4× 100 mm guns (4×1) 4× 37 mm guns (2×2) 4× 25 mm guns (2×2) MBU 900 anti-submarine rocket launchers (replaced by two RBU 2500) 3× 533 mm torpedo tubes (1×3) 48 depth charges |
The Kola class was the NATO reporting name for a group of frigates built for the Soviet Navy in the 1950s. The Soviet Designation was Storozhevoi Korabl (escort ship) Project 42. These ships were analogous to World War 2 era destroyer escorts or German Elbing class torpedo boats. The programme consisted of only 8 ships as these vessels were considered to be too expensive for series production and the smaller and cheaper Riga class frigate was built instead. Radars and sonars were fitted
Design
The ship was designed for patroling Soviet waters and escorting convoys. The design process involved a specification issued in 1946 and two design bureau submitted competing designs with both diesel and steam turbine machinery. The hull was welded and longitudinally framed. The machinery suite consisted of alternating boiler rooms and turbine rooms in a unit machinery arrangement. Armament consisted of four single 100mm dual purpose guns and torpedo tubes.
Ships
All ships were built by Yantar Yard, Kaliningrad. They were the first major ships built there after the transfer of the area to Soviet rule after World War II.
| Ship | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|
| Sokol (СОКОЛ Falcon) | 1951 | transferred to Caspian, scrapped 1970s |
| Berkut (БЕРКУТ Golden Eagle) | 1952 | Scrapped 1970s |
| Kondor (КОНДОР Condor) | 1952 | Lost in grounding accident outside Murmansk 1962 |
| Grif ( ГРИФ Vulture) | 1952 | Transferred to Caspian, scrapped 1970s |
| Krechet (КРЕЧЕТ Gyrfalcon) | 1952 | Scrapped 1970s |
| Orlan (ОРЛАН Sea Eagle) | 1953 | Transferred to Caspian, scrapped 1970s |
| Lev (ЛЕВ Lion) | 1953 | Scrapped 1970s |
| Tigr (ТИГР Tiger) | 1953 | Scrapped 1970s |
References
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995 ISBN 0-85177-605-1
- Site in Russian Language
- Site in Russian Language
- Template:En icon Russian Kola Class Frigates - Complete Ship List