The Mirka class was the
NATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are code names for military equipment from Russia, China, and historically, the Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union and other nations of the Warsaw Pact). They provide unambiguous and easily understood English words in a uniform manne ...
for a class of light
frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
s built for the
Soviet Navy in the mid to late 1960s. The Soviet designation was ''Storozhevoi Korabl'' (escort ship) Project 35 (Mirka I) and Project 35-M (Mirka II).
Design
The role of these ships was anti-submarine warfare in shallow waters and they were similar to the s but had a modified machinery suite. The machinery consisted of two shafts with diesels and gas turbines (CODAG). The propellers were in tunnels (similar to water jets). The machinery proved noisy and not very reliable.
Ships
A total of 18 ships were built by Yantar shipyard,
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...
, for the Soviet Navy. All ships were decommissioned between 1989 and 1992.
Gallery
File:USS Caron (DD-970) collision.jpg, Mirka I-class frigate ''SKR-6'' colliding with .
File:Project35-1985.jpg, A Mirka II-class frigate.
See also
*
List of ships of the Soviet Navy
This is a list of ships and classes of the Soviet Navy.
Corvettes
In the Soviet Navy these were classified as small anti-submarine ships (MPK) or small missile ships (MRK).
* (projects 122A, 122bis)
* (project 204)
* (project 1124 ''Al'bat ...
*
List of ships of Russia by project number
References
* Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
External links
Page from FAS*
{{Soviet and Russian ships after 1945
Frigate classes
Frigates of the Soviet Navy