The Peyta was a light frigate in service with the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. By JR Potts, AUS 173d AB
The modern frigates are a class of ship built to hunt submarines. The Petya vessel was the name assigned by NATO for a class of light frigates built by the Soviet Union in the 1960's. The name designation given by the Soviet Navy was Storozhevoi Korabl a escort ship Project 159. All the ships were built in two shipyards Yantar Kaliningrad building 22 of the vessels and Khabarovsk yard produced 32 ships. The Soviet ships were decommissioned by 1998 however some ships are still in service in foreign navies.
The Petya was a light frigate similar to the Mirka class frigate having upgrades in speed, weapons and detection electronics. Petyas were divided into three classes Petya I, Petya II and Petya III’s all were built between 1961 and 1969. Petya I supported heavy anti submarine weapons including homing torpedoes and depth charges and carried a depth sonar. Petya II version included an additional bank of five torpedo tubes. Petya III replaced the 406mm tubes with three 533mm torpedo tubes.
Export sales to foreign navies were a way to not decommission all the ships early and create some ties to foreign governments. The Soviets kept some ships for parts to support the overseas sales. The Indian Navy purchased eleven of the Petya III ships but all have been sold for scrap. Viet Nam bought six and some are still in service. Ethiopia bought 4 vessels which are decommissioned and Syria still has two boats on patrol.
Engine(s): 2 x Shafts CODAG; 2 x Gas turbine engines delivering 30,000hp; 1 x Diesel engine delivering 6,000hp.
Armament Suite:
2 x Twin 76mm Dual-Purpose Cannons
4 x RBU 6000 Anti-Submarine Rocket Launcher (2 x 1 in some ships)
5 x 406mm Anti-Submarine Torpedo Tubes (10 tubes in some ships)
3 x 533mm Torpedo Tubes (Export Version)
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Navy Ship Profile:
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1961
Designation: Storozhevoi Korabl (Project 159) Classification Type:Light Frigate / Submarine Hunter Ship Class:Petya-class Country of Origin: Soviet Union Number in Class: 54
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