The Muravey class is 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
hydrofoil
A hydrofoil is a lifting surface, or foil, that operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to aerofoils used by aeroplanes. Boats that use hydrofoil technology are also simply termed hydrofoils. As a hydrofoil craft gains sp ...
patrol boats built for the
Soviet Navy between 1983 and 1989. The Soviet designation was ''Project 133 Antares''.
Design
The boats were designed as patrol vessels and were built in
Feodosiya for the
Black Sea Fleet
Chernomorskiy flot
, image = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet.svg
, image_size = 150px
, caption = Great emblem of the Black Sea fleet
, dates = May 13, ...
. They are powered by gas turbines in contrast to diesel engines used for most other Soviet fast attack craft to achieve higher speeds.
Ships
16 boats were built for the Soviet Navy between 1983 and 1989
* 10? are believed to be operated by the
Russian Border guard
* 3 are believed to be operated by the
Ukrainian Sea Guard
The Ukrainian Sea Guard ( uk, Морська охорона, Morska okhorona; full name uk, Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України, , Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of ...
Variants
* Project 133: basic hydrofoil
* Project 133RA "Antares RA": stealth version, similar to Visby class, but (around) half the size
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
Also published as
Page in Russian Language
{{Ukrainian ships
Ships of the Soviet Navy
Patrol boat classes
Hydrofoils