Bora class guided missile hovercraft
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The Bora Class Hoverborne guided missile corvette of the Russian navy is one of the few types of military side-wall hovercraft built solely for marine combat purposes, rather than troop landing or transport. Its designation in the Soviet and Russian navies is Project 1239; the first vessel produced under this designation was "Sivuch", which was later renamed "Bora".
The ship is one of many marine craft built by the Russian Federation for coastal defense, both domestically and for export. The weapons array Bora class warships carry varies depending on which of several configurations it is built to. The specifications listed are for the two existing craft.
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[edit] Deployment
The Bora Class was designed in 1988 mainly for costal defense and patrol duties versus surface vessels, large and small. There are two currently in service, the one assigned to the Russian Black Sea fleet and the other to the Russian Baltic Sea fleet. A future series of hovercraft have been planned based on this model for future production.
Some sources speculate that the hovercraft suffer from 'extensive mechanical malfunctions', they have however performed excellently in combat exercises and in rough weather despite this, according to various reports from the navy.
[edit] Ships list
((See talk regarding fleet deployment))
| Registration | Deployment | Assignment | Notes | |||
| Designation | Name | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | ||
| 615 | Bora | 1988 | 1997 | ...in service... | Black Sea Fleet | Formerly named 'Sivuch' |
| 616 | Samun | 1995 | 2000 | ...in service... | Black Sea Fleet |
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[edit] Specifications
[edit] General
- Designer: Zelenodolsk, Kazan (Chief designer - L.Elssky)
- Builder: ?
- Commissioned: 1988
- Endurance: 10 days / 2,500 nautical miles (at 12 knots), 800 nautical miles (at 55 knots)
- Combat ready in rough weather up to Sea State 5 (inclusive).
[edit] Dimensions
- Length: 64.0 meters
- Beam: 17.2 meters
- Draught: 3.80 meters
- Displacement: ~1,050 metric tons
[edit] Armament
- Missiles
- 2x Quadruple MT-206ME Launchers for 3M-80E "Moskit" Marine Cruise Missiles (or various others)
- 1x 9K33M "Osa-MA" Type Surface-to-air missile anti-aircraft defense suite
- Artillery
- 1x AK-176M automatic 76.2 mm cannon or 1x AK-100 automatic 100mm cannon.
- 2x AK-630 30 mm anti-aircraft gattling cannons
- Small Arms
- 16x "9K38 Igla" man-portable shoulder mounted surface-to-air missile launcher sets
- 2x 14.5 mm naval machinegun mounts
- 1x DP-64 anti-saboteur grenade launcher
[edit] Radar and electronics
- Radar
- Monolit-E / Monument-E target detection and designation radar
- Pozitiv-ME1 air/surface search radar
- 5P-10E Fire Control Radar
- Sonar
- Anapa-ME1 sonar
- Fire Control
- Moskit-E 3Ts-81E Missile fire control system
- Various cannon and missile guidance and countermeasure systems
[edit] Countermeasures
- Vympel-R2 suite with Foot Ball-A interceptors
- Half Hat-B interceptors
- 2x PK-10 decoy rocket launchers
- 2x PK-16 decoy rocket launchers
[edit] Propulsion
- Speed
- Best Fuel Economy: 12 knots
- Top Flank Speed: 55 knots
- Powerplant
- Twin M10-D1 type gas turbine engines rated at 40,000 horsepower bound to two primary three-blade propellers.
- Twin M511A reduction-gear diesel engines rated at 20,000 horsepower bound to two primary three-blade propellers.
- Twin M52OM3 auxiliary diesel engines driving superchargers rated at 6,800 horsepower used to inflate the skirts.
- Electric power: 4x 200 kilowatt diesel-driven generators.
[edit] Complement
- Crew Size:
- 35 minimum
- 68 combat
[edit] External links
- State Export Corporation Website, Navy Catalog (PDF Format) - Various export configurations are listed in this catalog. Follow the link and click the "PROJECT 1239 BORA" link on the third page of the pdf.
- Guided Missile Corvette "Bora" from Russian Black Sea fleet (with photos)
- Guided Missile Corvette "Samum" from Russian Black Sea fleet (with photos)
- http://www.militarism.navy.ru/1239.htm
- http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1239.htm
- Google Maps photo
