Russian Navy

R-60

R-60 (hull number 955) is a Project 12411 missile boat designed for destruction of enemy warships, transport and assult vessels, terrorist groups in the sea and in the bases; protection of ships and vessels from surface and air attacks.

REGISTRATION

Black Sea Fleet

CONSTRUCTION

Missile boat R-60 (serial number 207) was laid down at Srednenevsky Shipyard on December 10, 1985; put afloat on December 30, 1986 and commissioned on December 12, 1987 into Black Sea Fleet. R-60 serves in the 41-st Missile Boat Brigade based in the Karantinnaya Bay (Sevastopol).

Late in 2005, the boat was modernized at the Black Sea Fleet 13-th Shipyard (Sevastopol). Instead of two stern gun mounts AK-630, the ship received one module of the Palash gun/missile antiaircraft system, for the first time in Black Sea Fleet. The system consists of two rapid-firing 30-mm six-barreled guns (artillery variant with possible mounting of two quadruple antiaircraft missile launchers).

PERFORMANCE

Speed: 41 knots (full)
Fuel range: 400 nautical miles at 36 knots, 1 600 nautical miles at 14 knots, 2 400 nautical miles at 12 knots
Crew: 40 men

DIMENSIONS

Displacement: 436 tons (standard), 493 tons (full)
Length: 56.1 meters (overall), 49.5 meters (at design waterline)
Beam: 10.2 meters (overall), 8.74 meters (at design waterline)
Draft: 2.5 meters (at hull level, full load), 4.15 meters (at screw level)

POWERPLANT

2 x 4,000-shp diesel engines M-510, 2 x 12,000-shp gas turbines M-70; 2 propeller screws

ARMAMENT

1 x 1 76-mm gun mount AK-176
2 x 6 30-mm antiaircraft gun system AK-630
2 x 2 launchers of antiship missiles Moskit
1 MANPADS Igla

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