Project 42 Kola

Project 42

NATO: Kola

Type FFL
Soviet designation SKR
NATO reporting name Kola
Country USSR
Displacement (t) 1,900
Length (m) 96.1
Beam (m) 11.0
Draft (m) 4.0
Height (m) 10.5
Max speed (kn) 29.7
Endurance (days) 10

Sensors

Sonar (1)

Name Type Platform Passive range (km) Active range (km)
Tamir 5N Hull surf 0.4 0.9

Radar (2)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
Gyuys-1M Cross Bird Yes Yes —
Rif High Sieve — Yes —

Launchers (13)

Name Tubes
100mm B-34USM (forward) 1
100mm B-34USM (forward) 1
100mm B-34USM (aft) 1
100mm B-34USM (aft) 1
16 x RBU 2500 (projector) 16
16 x RBU 2500 (projector) 16
2 x 37mm V-11 (port) 2
2 x 37mm V-11 (starboard) 2
3 x 533mm Torpedo (port) 3
BMB-1 ASW Mortar (projector) 1
BMB-1 ASW Mortar (projector) 1
BMB-1 ASW Mortar (projector) 1
BMB-1 ASW Mortar (projector) 1

Individual hulls (8)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
Berkut Berkut USSR 1952-05-10 (Commissioned) 1965-10-26 (Decommissioned)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1952-05-10 – 1955-09-19
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1955-09-19 – 1965-10-26 (Decommissioned)
Grif Grif USSR 1952-10-25 (Commissioned) 1965-11-27 (Moved to Caspian Flotilia, decom in 1981-05-21)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1952-10-25 – 1953-06-01
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1953-06-01 – 1965-11-27 (Moved to Caspian Flotilia, decom in 1981-05-21)
Kondor Kondor USSR 1952-05-10 (Commissioned) 1970-01-26 (Decommissioned)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1952-05-10 – 1955-09-19
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1955-09-19 – 1970-01-26 (Decommissioned)
Krechet Krechet USSR 1952-12-18 (Commissioned) 1968-08-09 (Moved to Caspian Flotilia, decom in 1977-06-28)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1952-12-18 – 1953-06-01
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1953-06-01 – 1968-08-09 (Moved to Caspian Flotilia, decom in 1977-06-28)
Lev Lev USSR 1953-03-17 (Commissioned) 2009-01-09 (Decommissioned)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1953-03-17 – 1955-06-09
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1955-06-09 – 1971-07-15
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1971-07-15 – 2009-01-09 (Decommissioned)
Orlan Orlan USSR 1953-03-17 (Commissioned) 1966-08-31 (Moved to Caspian Flotilia, decom in 1976-11-22)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1953-03-17 – 1955-06-09
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1955-06-09 – 1966-08-31 (Moved to Caspian Flotilia, decom in 1976-11-22)
Sokol Sokol USSR 1952-12-04 (Commissioned) 1986-06-20 (Decommissioned)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1952-12-04 – 1955-06-09
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1955-06-09 – 1986-06-20 (Decommissioned)
Tigr Tigr USSR 1953-04-25 (Commissioned) 1974-09-18 (Decommissioned)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1953-04-25 – 1955-06-09
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1955-06-09 – 1974-09-18 (Decommissioned)