Muravey-class patrol boat

The Muravey-class is the NATO reporting name for a class of hydrofoil patrol boats built for the Soviet Navy between 1983 and 1989. The Soviet designation was Project 133 Antares.

Two 133 "Antares" border guard ships in Novorossiysk
Class overview
NameMuravey class (Project 133 Antares)
Operators
Preceded byTurya-class torpedo boat
Built1983-1989
In service1983- present day
Completed16
Active11?
General characteristics
TypehydrofoilPatrol boat
Displacement180 tons standard, 230 tons full load
Length40 m
Beam7.6 m
Draught1.9m (4 m foilborne)
Propulsion2 shaft gas turbines M-70 (M70FRU), 22,000 hp
Speed40 knots (60 knots in some sources)
Crew30
Sensors and
processing systems
Radar: Pot Drum, Muff Cob, High Pole, Sonar: Foal Tail
Armament
  • 1 × 76mm gun (single mounting forward
  • 1 AK630 CIWS (aft)
  • 2× 406 mm torpedo tubes

Design

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The boats were designed as patrol vessels and were built in Feodosiya for the Black Sea Fleet. They are powered by gas turbines in contrast to diesel engines used for most other Soviet fast attack craft to achieve higher speeds.

Ships

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16 boats were built for the Soviet Navy between 1983 and 1989

Variants

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  • Project 133: basic hydrofoil
  • Project 133RA "Antares RA": stealth version, similar to Visby class, but (around) half the size

See also

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References

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Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-605-1. OCLC 34284130. Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261.