The ''Piyavka''-class river patrol boat, also known as Project 1249, is a
Russian Coast Guard
The Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB (russian: Береговая охрана Пограничной службы ФСБ России, Beregovaya okhrana Pogranichnoy sluzhby FSB Rossii), previously known as the Maritime Units of the ...
vessel. The patrol craft is designed to operate in rivers to secure and protect Russian maritime borders, enforce navigational laws and other law enforcement duties, and search and rescue. The patrol craft work alongside other Russian Coast Guard and Navy vessels, such as the
''Moskit''-class and the
''Ogoniok''-class river patrol craft. Its hull is not capable of breaking through heavy ice during the winter season.
Design
The patrol craft have a basic design and are powered by diesel engines. The weapon suite allows the craft to engage surface, ground, and air threats and targets, the suite also gives them a good self-defense capability.
The vessels basic suite of sensors and systems for navigation and communication allows the vessels to perform the required missions.
See also
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List of ships of Russia by project number
The list of ships of Russia by project number includes all Russian ships by assigned project numbers. Ship descriptions are Russian assigned classifications when known. (The Russian term "проект" can be translated either as the cognate "pr ...
References
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Patrol vessels of Russia
Patrol boat classes