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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bogomol class (Project 02065) |
| Operators | |
| Built | 1988 - 1990 |
| In service | 1988 - 2020 |
| In commission | 1988 - 2020 |
| Planned | 9 |
| Completed | 9 |
| Retired | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coast guard patrol ship |
| Displacement |
|
| Length | 41 m (134 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | 3 x 4800 hp M520TM-5 diesels, 1 x 200 kW DGR-200 diesel generator, 1x100 kW DGR-100 diesel generator |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range |
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| Endurance | 8 days |
| Complement | 32 |
| Sensors & processing systems | Rangout radar, Nakat, Liman navigation radar, Nikhrom-R IFF, SPO-3 EW complex |
| Armament | |
The Bogomol class (Project 02065 Vikhr-III) is the NATO reporting name for a group of small coast guard patrol ship built for the Soviet Navy and some export customer's navies, all were built in the Vladivostok Shipyard.
Design and service
[edit]These boats were essentially the patrol versions of the Matka-class missile boats.
Construction started in 1988 and ended in 1990.
Only 9 units were built, 6 units were exported to the navies of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Iraq.[1]
The Soviet Pacific Fleet commissioned only three units, which were passed on to the Russian Pacific Fleet. All retired by 2020.
Propulsion
[edit]Three M520TM-5 diesels (4800 hp), one 200 kW DGR-200 diesel generator and one 100 kW DGR-100 diesel generator was onboard.
Armament
[edit]The ships were equipped with Strela SAM system launchers, the 76 mm AK-176M naval gun, while for CIWS defence a single 30 mm AK-630M gun was installed, with 2000 rounds. 12 depth charges were also present.
Ships
[edit]A total of 9 boats were built for the Soviet Navy and export customers.
- Soviet Navy / Russian Navy - 3 units commissioned 1989-1990, decommissioned by 2020.
- Guinea Navy - 2 units transferred by the USSR in 1990, derelict by the 2000s.[2]
- Guinea-Bissau Navy - 2 units transferred by the USSR in 1988, later derelict.
- Iraqi Navy - 2 units exported in 1988, 1 unit escaped to Iran in 1991.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Coast guard patrol ship - Project 02065". russianships.info. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ↑ Oryx. "The Navy That Sank Itself - Guinea's Soviet Bogomol Class Patrol Boats". Oryx. Retrieved 2026-01-26.