Koni-class frigate

Class overview
Name	Koni class (Project 1159)
Operators	Soviet Navy; Algerian National Navy; Bulgarian Navy; Cuban Revolutionary Navy; Volksmarine; German Navy; Egyptian Navy; Libyan Navy; Yugoslav Navy; Navy of Serbia and Montenegro;
Preceded by	Mirka class
Succeeded by	Gepard class
Built	1975–1988
Completed	14
Active	5
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	1,140 tons (standard); 1,900 tons (full load);
Length	95 m (311 ft 8 in)
Beam	12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draft	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	CODAG 1 gas turbine M8V DN59L4 unit 13.4 MW + 2 diesels; 3 shafts; 35,000 shp (26,000 kW) total;
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range	3,300 km (1,800 nmi; 2,100 mi) at 26 km/h (14 kn; 16 mph)
Complement	110
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar barret-2, Slim Net, Strut curve, pop group, Hawk Screech, Drum Tilt; Sonar - Herkules hull mounted & dipping sonar;
Armament	1 × 4K33 "Osa-M" launcher (20 missiles) ; 4 × P-15M Termit anti-ship missile launchers; 2 × twin 76.2 mm dual purpose guns ; 2 × twin 30 mm guns ; 2 × RBU-6000 Depth charge launchers; provision for 20 naval mines;

The Koni class is the NATO reporting name for an anti-submarine warfare frigate built by the Soviet Union. They were known in the Soviet Union as Project 1159. 14 were built in Zelenodolsk shipyard between 1975 and 1988. They were originally intended to replace the older Riga-class frigates, but were instead chosen as a design for export to various friendly navies. The Koni I sub class were designed for European waters and the Koni II were made for warmer waters. One ship was retained by the Soviets in the Black Sea for training foreign crews. Only a few of these vessels remain in service today.

The Romanian Tetal-class corvettes were similar.

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