Algerian frigate Rais Korfou
Rais Korfou in Málaga, c. 1990s
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History | |
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Soviet Union | |
Name | SKR-129 |
Builder | A.M. Gorky Shipyard, Zelenodolsk, Tatar ASSR |
Yard number | 254 |
Laid down | 7 July 1982 |
Launched | 11 November 1983 |
Commissioned | 30 August 1984 |
Identification | Hull number: 844 |
Fate | Transferred to Algeria October 1984 |
Algeria | |
Name |
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Namesake | Hasan Corso |
Commissioned | 3 January 1985 |
Homeport | Mers El Kébir |
Identification | Pennant number: 903 |
Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Koni II-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 96.4 m (316 ft) |
Beam | 12.6 m (41 ft) |
Draught | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h) |
Range | 1,800 NM (3,300 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 130 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
Rais Korfou (903) (
Design and description
Rais Korfou is a Project 1159T frigate (NATO reporting name: Koni II). The frigate has a length of 96.4 m (316 ft), beam of 12.6 m (41 ft) and draught of 3.5 m (11 ft). The frigate has a displacement of 1,463 tonnes (1,440 long tons) standard and 1,930 tonnes (1,900 long tons) at full load. The ship is powered by combined diesel and gas (CODAG) propulsion system, consisted of one SGW Nikolayev M8B gas turbine with 13,250 kilowatts (17,770 shp) and two Russki B-68 diesel engines with 11,630 kilowatts (15,600 shp) connected to three shafts. She has a top speed of 27 knots (50 km/h) with gas turbine and 22 knots (41 km/h) with diesels only, and range of 1,800 NM (3,300 km) with cruising speed of 14 knots (26 km/h). The ship has a complement of 130 personnel.[1]
The ship is armed with two
As built, the ship sensor suites includes 3P-60 UE weapons control, MR-302 Rubka ("Strut Curve") air/surface
Modernization
Rais Korfou underwent a modernization refit in Kronstadt from 1997 to November 2000. The refit included the replacement of MR-302 Rubka with Pozitiv-ME1.2 radar, the removal of 4K33 Osa-M missile launcher and Fut-B radar, fitting of two twin 533 mm torpedo launchers amidships and replacement of ESM and decoy systems with new NRJ-6A ESM system and two PJ-46 decoy launchers.[1]
Construction and career
The frigate was laid down on 7 July 1982 at the
The ship departed Soviet Union for Algeria in October 1984.[2] She was commissioned into Algerian National Navy as Rais Korfou in Algiers on 3 January 1985.[3]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Saunders 2015, p. 4.
- ^ a b Sharpe 1989, p. 4.
- ^ a b c Saunders 2004, p. 5.
- ^ "Guard Ships - Project 1159". russian-ships.info. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
Bibliography
- Sharpe, Richard (1989). Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710608864.
- Saunders, Stephen (2004). ISBN 978-0710626233.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2015). IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. IHS Global Limited. ISBN 978-0-7106-3143-5.
External links
Media related to 903 Rais Korfou (ship, 1985) at Wikimedia Commons