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List Of Missile Boat Classes
A list of classes of missile boats used by naval forces around the world. China * Houbei class (Type 022), the first combat vessel with a catamaran hull. * * Croatia * Egypt * Ambassador MK III class * * Finland * - modified version of the Osa class * * * France * La Combattante II type fast attack craft - built for export * - built for export Germany * - exported to Greece, Chile and Egypt * * Greece * ''Roussen'' class (Super-Vita) - Used by the Hellenic Navy * La Combattante IIIb class - Modified and upgraded version of the French La Combattante III class. * * India * Next Generation Fast Attack Crafts (NGFACs) Indonesia * * * * Iran * Thondar class * Kaman class Israel * Sa'ar 3-class missile boat * Sa'ar 4-class missile boat used by Israel, with variants also in service in South Africa, Sri Lanka and a small number of other countries. * Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat used by Israel, with variants also in service in Mexico and Greece. Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparviero Class Patrol Boat
The ''Sparviero'' class, also known as the ''Nibbio'' class, are small hydrofoil missile boats capable of traveling at speeds of . They were designed for and formerly used by the Italian Navy. The Japanese 1-go class missile boat is an updated version formerly used by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). History Italy The ''Sparviero''-class fast attack hydrofoil was designed in Italy by the Alinavi society, a consortium of the American company Boeing, the Italian government's naval research branch, and Carlo Rodriguez, a Messina-based builder of commercial hydrofoils, based on Boeing's for the United States Navy.Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 217.Baker 1998, p. 382. A prototype, named ''Sparviero'' was ordered in 1970 for the Italian Navy,Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 196. ''Sparviero'' was laid down by Alinavi in La Spezia in April 1971, was launched on 9 May 1973 and commissioned into Italian service on 15 July 1974.Moore 1985, p. 275. The design used the Boe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarancha-class Missile Boat
The Sarancha class is the NATO reporting name for a hydrofoil missile boat built for the Soviet Navy. The Soviet designation was ''Project 1240 Uragan'' (Серия 1240 Ураган- Hurricane). Design The boat was a very complex design. Unlike previous Soviet hydrofoil boats the Project 1240 had fully submerged foils with propellers mounted on the after set of foils. The boat achieved a speed of and had a heavy armament. It was deemed too large, complex and expensive for series production and only a prototype boat was built. Missile boat MRK-5 The MRK-5 (МРК-5) was laid down at the Petrovski plant in Leningrad in 1973 and was on trials until 1977. In 1979, she was transferred to the Black Sea Fleet via Russian inland waterways. She was based in Sevastopol until 1990, when she was decommissioned. In 1992, she was damaged by fire and sunk in shallow water. The wreck was raised and scrapped. See also * List of ships of the Soviet Navy *List of ships of Russia by projec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matka-class Missile Boat
The Matka class is the NATO reporting name for a group of hydrofoil missile boats built for the Soviet Navy ( Baltic Fleet and Black Sea Fleet). The Soviet designation was Project 206MR Vikhr. Following the 1997 Black Sea Fleet partition treaty all Black Sea Fleet Matka class boats were passed to the Ukrainian Navy but the last vessel of the class was allegedly captured by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Design These boats are the descendants of the and are a heavily modified version of the . There is only a single foil, the aft part of the hull hydroplanes at high speeds. They are air-conditioned and NBC-sealed. The SS-N-2 launchers are the same type as carried on the Project 61MR ("Mod-Kashin")-class destroyers. Despite initial reports that they were good seaboats, later information revealed that the Soviets regarded them as cramped inside and top-heavy. Of thirteen planned ships, one was cancelled and another started but never completed. All were built i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osa-class Missile Boat
The Project 205 Moskit (''mosquito'') more commonly known by their NATO reporting name Osa, are a class of missile boats developed for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. Until 1962 this was classified as a large torpedo boat. The Osa class is probably the most numerous class of missile boats ever built, with over 400 vessels constructed between 1960 and 1973 for both the Soviet Navy and for export to allied countries. "Osa" means "wasp" in Russian, but it is not an official name. The boats were designated as "large missile cutters" in the Soviet Navy. Origins While the earlier Komar class were cheap and efficient boats (and the first to sink a warship with guided missiles, destroying the Israeli Navy's ''Eilat''), their endurance, sea keeping, and habitability were modest at best, and the missile box was vulnerable to damage from waves. Among their other weak points were the wooden hull, the radar set lacking a fire control unit, and an inadequate defensive armament consisting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komar-class Missile Boat
The Soviet Project 183R class, more commonly known as the Komar class, its NATO reporting name, meaning "mosquito", is a class of missile boats, the first of its kind, built in the 1950s and 1960s. Notably, they were the first to sink another ship with anti-ship missiles in 1967. Design The Project 183 motor torpedo boat (MTB) was designed just after World War II. These boats were armed with two torpedo tubes and were used extensively by Soviet coastal forces in the 1950s. The torpedo boat had a wooden semi-planing hull and was fitted with radar. Over 622 MTBs were built. A submarine chaser variant fitted with sonar and depth charges was also built as was a radio-controlled target boat. In 1956, the P-15 Termit missile became available (NATO reporting name: SS-N-2 "Styx"). The Project 183 proved to be a natural choice for mounting the new missiles, giving the small, fast boats great firepower for their size. The new combination was designated Project 183R (R apparently for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acero-class Patrol Gunboat
The ''Acero'' class is a ship class of nine patrol gunboats currently or incoming service with the Philippine Navy. History In 2019, the Philippine Navy The Philippine Navy (PN) ( tgl, Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, , Sea Army of the Philippines) ( es, Armada de Filipinas, , Ejército del Mar de las Filipinas) is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It has an e ... raised a requirement to procure a new class of coastal patrol interdiction craft (CPIC) that would be missile-capable and are based on Israel's ''Shaldag V'' patrol boat design, and would replace the ''Tomas Batilo''-class fast attack crafts that have been retired in service. Israel Shipyards Ltd. had offered the '' Shaldag V'' design to the Philippine Navy as early as 2016, however funding to pursue the proposal was not available until a few years afterwards. The Israeli design was proven to be more capable as an interdiction craft than the smaller Multi-Purpose Attack Craft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multipurpose Assault Craft
The Multi-Purpose Assault Craft (MPAC) is a type of fast attack assault craft developed for the Philippine Navy. Originally designed to transport troops at a high speed and then land them on the beach, they have since expanded their roles to include interdiction, surface warfare, and search and rescue. A total of 42 boats are planned to be built by the Navy of which 12 have been completed as of September 2019. The Mk 3 version of the MPAC are the first boats in the history of the Philippine Navy to be officially armed with missiles. Design The MPAC's hull is made out of aluminum alloy and is powered by water jet engines. It has a range of , a maximum speed of 40–47 knots, and carries a crew of 5–7 plus 8–16 fully equipped soldiers. The Mk 1 and Mk 2 can deploy an assault ramp at their bow while in later versions this feature was removed. Construction In 2009, the Philippine Navy ordered the first batch of three ships from Taiwanese company Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 037 Corvette
The Type 037 corvette is a series 400–500 ton corvette type classes in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy. Unlike western navies, the People's Liberation Army Navy does not have dedicated patrol boats in its inventory. Instead, a large variety of corvette type classes, in the form of missile boats and submarine chasers fulfill the tasks of patrolling China's territorial waters. The Egyptian Navy operates eight vessels. Type 037 Hainan-class submarine chaser The Type 037 submarine chaser (NATO reporting name: Hainan class), is a class of submarine chaser of the People's Liberation Army Navy. It was designed by China to replace the Soviet S.O.-1 class submarine chaser. In addition to anti-submarine warfare missions, these simple yet effective units are also capable of a wide variety of missions such as mine laying and patrol. These boats were first equipped with Soviet Tamir-11 (MG-11, NATO reporting name: Stag Hoof) hull-mounted sonars which had a typical range of , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PNS Azmat
PNS ''Azmat'' is the lead ship of the missile boats of the Pakistan Navy based on the Chinese design Type 037II Houjian-class. ''Azmat'' was commissioned on 24 April 2012 at Tianjin, China after being launched on 20 September 2011. It has the pennant number 1013. Design PNS ''Azmat'' FAC(M) is a green water vessel and does not have blue water capabilities, and so it is mostly used to patrol the coast, and to assist the Coast Guard in any special operations that require extensive firepower. Armament PNS ''Azmat'' is equipped with eight C-802A anti-ship cruise missiles, carried in two quadruple missile containers. The vessel uses a fully automatic 23 mm gun. The decision to install the 23 mm gun was due to lack of hull space, which meant less storage area for 75-100 mm rounds required for larger guns and weight requirements. Also a 23 mm gun is much easier to maintain than larger 75 mm to 100 mm guns. For its defensive capabilities, ''Azmat'' uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surface Effect Ship
A Surface Effect Ship (SES) or Sidewall Hovercraft is a watercraft that has both an air cushion, like a hovercraft, and twin hulls, like a catamaran. When the air cushion is in use, a small portion of the twin hulls remains in the water. When the air cushion is turned off ("off-cushion" or "hull borne"), the full weight of the vessel is supported by the buoyancy of the twin hulls. The SES has two advantages over a hovercraft for open sea operation: it is more resistant to slipping sideways when acted on by air or sea, and it can use water jets for propulsion since the inlet nozzles are always covered by water. History United States Navy The United States Navy initiated the SES model test program in 1960. By 1963, a 10-ton test craft called the XR-1 was designed and built to test the surface effect concept. The first version of the XR-1 used fixed plywood seals at the fore and aft ends of the captured air bubble section. A jet engine providing 1700 pounds of thrust was used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skjold Class Patrol Boat
''Skjold''-class corvettes (skjold means "shield" in Norwegian) are a class of six light, superfast, stealth missile corvettes in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy. The boats were formerly classed as MTBs ( motor torpedo boats) but, from 2009, the Royal Norwegian Navy has described them as corvettes (''korvett'') because their seaworthiness is seen as comparable to corvettes, and because they do not carry torpedoes. They were built at the Umoe Mandal yard. With a maximum speed of , the ''Skjold''-class corvettes were the fastest combat ships afloat at the time of their introduction. Development and production The ''Skjold''-class vessels began with the development of the Royal Norwegian Navy's "Project SMP 6081", and the first preproduction version was ordered on 30 August 1996. The first ship of its class, P960, was launched on 22 September 1998 and commissioned 17 April 1999. A Norwegian Parliamentary White Paper of 2001 recommended building five additional boats, and this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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