Nanuchka Class Missile Corvette

MRK (Maly Raketii Korabl)
Translation: Small Missile Ship

Manufacturer:

Petrovski at Leningrad, and Ulis at Vladivostok

Role:

Coastal Defense Missile Ships

Year Adopted:

1969 (Nanuchka I / II)
1977 (Nanuchka III)
1987 (Nanuchka IV)

Operational Status:

Russia: Operational

Other Nations: 3 transferred to Algeria, 3 transferred to India, and 4 transferred to Libya.  We do not know the operational status of these ships at this time.

Armament
     Nanuchka I:

  

     Nanuchka II:
  

     Nanuchka III:

 
1x Twin 57mm/70 caliber anti-aircraft gun
2x Triple SS-N-9 'Siren' anti-ship missiles
1x SA-N-4 'Gecko' missile launcher (20 missiles)

1x Twin 57mm/70 caliber anti-aircraft gun
2x Twin SS-N-2c 'Styx' anti-ship missiles
1x SA-N-4 'Gecko' missile launcher (20 missiles)

1x 76mm/59 caliber anti-aircraft gun
2x Triple SS-N-9 'Siren' anti-ship missiles*
1x SA-N-4 'Gecko' missile launcher (20 missiles)
1x 30mm ADG 6-30 gatling gun

*Nanuchka IV has SS-N-25 missiles in place of SS-N-9

Sensor Suite:

1x 'Band Stand' anti-ship missile fire control radar
1x 'Muff Cob' fire control radar*
1x 'Peel Pair' air search radar
1x 'Pop Group' anti-aircraft missile fire control radar
1x 'Foot Ball-A' electronic intercept system**
1x 'Half Hat-B' electronic intercept system**

*Replaced by 'Bass Tilt' on Nanuchka III.
**On Nanuchka III and IV

Engine:
     Early Versions:
 
 
     Later Versions:

 
M-503 diesel engine delivering a maximum of 24,000 hp.
  
3 x M-504 diesel engines delivering 30,000 hp to three shafts.

Crew:

60 Officers and Sailors

Length:

194 feet, 6 inches
(59.3 meters)

Draught:

7 feet, 10 inches
(2.4 meters)

Beam:

41 feet, 4 inches
(12.6 meters)

Maximum Speed:

32 knots

900 Nautical miles at 30 knots
2,500 Nautical Miles at 12 knots

Aircraft:

None