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Tarantul II Class Missile Corvette

Bulgaria - Corvette

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Tarantul II Class Missile Corvette

Class facts

Country

Bulgaria

Type

Corvette

Length

56 m

Displacement

455 t

Speed

38 kn

Public ships

0

Public description

Tarantul II Class Missile Corvette is Bulgaria's remaining Soviet Project 1241.1 missile corvette capability. The Tarantul II Class corvettes, also known as Project 1241 Molniya, are designed for anti-ship operations. They are currently in service with the Bulgarian Navy, with no new builds planned. Operationally, the class is oriented toward local air defence, anti-surface warfare, as well as situational awareness and combat direction.

Public ships in class

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Equipment summary

Weapon

P-15 Termit

4 missiles

76 mm naval gun

AK-630 CIWS

2 mounts

SA-N-5 Grail

secondary

Sensor

Surface-search radar

Bass Tilt fire-control radar

secondary

Propulsion

COGAG propulsion

Electronic warfare

Decoy launcher

secondary