Matka-class missile boat

	Caspian MRK 702
Class overview
Name	Matka class (Project 206MR Vikhr)
Operators	Soviet Navy ; Russian Navy; Ukrainian Navy; Border Police of Georgia;
Preceded by	Osa-class missile boat
In service	1977- present day
Completed	12
Active	1
Lost	1
Retired	10
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	Hydrofoil missile boat
Displacement	233 tons standard; 257 tons full load;
Length	38.6 m (126 ft 8 in)
Beam	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draught	3.26 m (10 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	3 × M503 B2 Diesels; 15,000 hp (11,000 kW) or Zvezda M504
Speed	42 knots (78 km/h; 48 mph)
Range	600 nautical miles (1,100 km; 690 mi) at 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph); 1,450 nautical miles (2,690 km; 1,670 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph);
Endurance	5 days
Complement	30
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar: Plank shave, Bass Tilt, SRN-207, High Pole
Armament	1 × AK-176 gun; 1 - AK-630 gun ; 2 P-15 Termit anti ship missiles (replaced by 8 SS-N-25 in Russian Navy units);

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.

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