Kronshtadt Class / Project 122-B
Patrol Craft


A Kronshtadt patrol craft maneuvering from Vladivostok to Tsingtao in July 1955.

Kronshtadt Class Patrol Craft

Russian Designation: 

Project-122K (also called Project-122Bis)

Manufacturer:

Zelonodol'sk Zavod (Factory 340)

Role:

Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship

Year Adopted:

1950

Number in Class: 41 ships
Displacement: 
      Standard
      Full Load
  
300 tons
320 tons

Operational Status:

Russia: Obsolete.  All transferred to other nations by early 1960's.

Other Nations: 3 transferred to Romania, 6 transferred to Poland, 4 transferred to Albania, 2 to Bulgaria, 6 to China, 6 to Cuba, and 14 to Indonesia.  We are not certain of the operational status of these ships at this time.

Armament:

1x 85mm Cannon in forward turret
2x 37mm Anti-Aircraft guns
4x 5-barrel RBU-1200 ASW Rocket Launchers
3x 12.7mm machine guns

Sensor Suite:

1 x air search radar (type uncertain)
1 x navigational radar (type uncertain)

Engine:

3 x diesel engines providing a maximum of 3300 hp to three propeller shafts.

Crew:

25 Officers and Sailors

Length:

161 feet, 3 inches
(52 meters)

Draught:

7 feet, 8 inches
(2.5 meters)

Beam:

18 feet, 4 inches
(5.9 meters)

Maximum Speed:

23 knots

Range:

1500 Nautical miles (2400 km) at 12 knots

Aircraft:

None

    

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