"Turya class" is the NATO reporting name for a class of hydrofoil

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built for the Soviet Navy and Soviet allies. The Soviet designation was ''Project 206M''.

Design

The ''Turya'' class is a derivative of the . A hydroplane was added forward to increase speed. These boats can operate at 40 knots at

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4 and 35 knots at sea state 5. A heavier twin 57 mm gun was added aft in response to NATO fast attack craft being fitted with the 76 mm OTO Melara gun. The boats are fitted with a helicopter type dipping sonar aft. The 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes can fire either anti-ship or anti-submarine torpedoes. Export boats were not fitted with dipping sonar.

Ships

Soviet Navy

30 (29 in some sources) boats were built for the Soviet Navy between 1972 and 1976. The Builders were at Kolpino and the Ulis yard in Vladivostok. Three boats remain in service with the Russian Navy.206M Shtorm /Turya class (warfare.ru)
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- 3 boats Two boats were transferred to the

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Export

* - 2 boats * :

Cuban Navy The Cuban Revolutionary Navy ( es, Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria) is the navy of Cuba. History The Constitutional Navy of Cuba was the navy of Cuba that existed prior to 1959. During World War II, it sank the German submarine ''U-176'' on 15 ...

- 9 boats (1979–1983) * - 2 boats (1985-1996) * - 1 boat (1986–1995) * :

Vietnamese People's Navy The Vietnam People's Navy (VPN; vi, Hải quân nhân dân Việt Nam), or the Naval Service (), also known as the Vietnamese People's Navy or simply Vietnam/Vietnamese Navy (), is the naval branch of the Vietnam People's Army and is responsi ...

- 5 boats

References

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Bibliography

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External links

Project 206M Shtorm hydrofoil torpedo boats

{{Soviet and Russian ships after 1945 Torpedo boats of the Soviet Navy Torpedo boat classes Hydrofoils