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Ukrainian corvette Ternopil (U209)

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U209 Ternopil
History
Ukraine
Name: Ternopil (U209)
Namesake: Ternopil
Operator: Ukrainian Navy
Builder: JSC Leninska Kuznya, (Kiev)
Yard number: С-013
Laid down: April 15, 1991
Launched: March 15, 2002
Acquired: February 2, 2006
Commissioned: February 16, 2006
In service: from 2006
Badge: (U209) Тернопіль.png
Class overview
Name: Grisha V class (1124 ME) corvette
Builders:
Operators:
Preceded by: Grisha class (1124) corvette
Built: 1982—2002
Completed: 38
Active:
General characteristics
Class and type: Grisha V class
Displacement:
  • standard 876 tons,
  • full load 1030 tons
Length: 71.2 m
Beam: 10.15 m
Draught: 3.53 m
Propulsion:
  • 3 shaft, 2 × М-507А cruise diesels, 38,000 shp, (2 shafts)
  • 1 × М-8М boost gas turbine 18,000 shp, (1 shaft)
  • Electric Plant: 1×DG-500 (500 kW), 1×DG-300 (300 kW), 1×DG-200 (200 kW)
Speed:
  • full 32 kn (59 km/h),
  • economic 14 kn (26 km/h)
Range: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Endurance: 9 days
Crew: 89 (9 chiefs)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Radar: MR-755 Fregat-MA-1 air/surface search radar;
  • 4R-33MA Pop Group SA-N-4 fire control radar;
  • MR-123-01 AK-176 fire control radar;
  • Don-2 navigation radar
  • Sonar: MGK-335MC Platina/Bull Horn low-frequency hull-mounted sonar;
  • Shelon'/Elk Tail medium-frequency through-hull dipping sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • Bizan-4B suite with Watch Dog intercept,
  • 2 PK-16 decoy RL
Armament:
  • air-defense gun-missile systems: AD Osa-M missile system — 1 twin SA-N-4 Gecko surface-to-air missile launcher (20 missiles);
  • Strela-3 ADM system — 2 SA-N-8 Gremlin surface-to-air missile (8 missiles)
  • artillery: 76mm AK-176 gun mount (304 rounds);
  • 1 × 6 30mm AK-630 AD gun mount (3,000 rounds)
  • antisubmarine: 2 twin 533 mm torpedo tubes DTA-5E-1124
  • 2 RBU-6000 A/S rocket launchers (96 rockets)
  • 2 depth charge racks (12 depth charges)
  • Up to 18 mines in place of depth charges

Ternopil (U209) is a Grisha-class anti-submarine corvette of the Ukrainian Navy, In March 2014 the ship was captured by the Russian forces during the Crimean crisis.

Ternopil is the 1124ME project ship (NATO reporting name: Grisha V class, of the Soviet classification: Albatros-class Russian: Альбатрос).

The Russian type designation is Small Anti-Submarine Ship. The Grisha-class anti-submarine ship is designed to search for and destroy enemy submarines found in coastal areas. They were equipped with a variety of ASW weapons and an SA-N-4 surface-to-air missile launcher. All were fitted with retractable fin stabilizers. The Grisha II class was built for the border guard.

The Grisha V class ships were built between 1985 and 2002. They incorporated further modifications with a single 76 mm gun replacing the twin 57 mm guns. Thirty ships were built. About 28 ships remain in the Russian Navy. Two ships — Lutsk and Ternopil were built in Ukraine. Lutsk was launched on May 22, 1993 and Ternopil were entered service in February 16, 2006 with the Ukrainian Navy.

The corvette was laid down on April 23, 1991 at the Leninska Kuznya shipyard. The ship was launched on March 15, 2002. The corvette was moved 1,668 nmi (3,089 km) from Kiev to Mykolaiv. The corvette was moved again to the port of Sevastopol for trials testing. On February 15, 2006 an act was signed adding the ship to Ukrainian Navy; and the Ukrainian naval flag was raised on the ship on February 16, 2006.


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