The Petya class was the NATO reporting name for a class of light frigates designed in the 1950s and built for the Soviet Navy in the 1960s. The Soviet designation was "Storozhevoi Korabl`" (Сторожевой Корабль - Sentry Ship) Project 159.
Ship 15, a Petya-class frigate of the Vietnam People's Navy in 2017
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Class overview | |
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Name | Petya class (Project 159) |
Operators |
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Preceded by | Riga class |
Succeeded by | Mirka class |
Subclasses | Arnala-class corvettes |
Completed | 54 |
Active | 6 |
Laid up | 1 (uncertain) |
Retired | 48 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 81.8 m (268 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range |
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Complement | 90 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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They were the first gas turbine-powered ships in the Soviet Navy. The role of these ships was anti-submarine warfare in shallow waters and they were similar to the Mirka-class frigates. The specification (TTZ in Russian) was issued in 1955 and design approved in 1956. A three shaft machinery layout was chosen with the central shaft powered by diesel engines for economical cruising and the two wing shafts powered by gas turbines for speed. Gun armament was two twin AK-726 76 mm (3 in) gun turrets in "A" and "Y" positions which were controlled by a single radar director. Anti-submarine armament consisted of four RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers and a launcher for 406 mm (16 in) anti-submarine torpedoes. Some of the ships designed for export replaced the 406 mm torpedo tubes with anti-shipping 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes. A comprehensive sonar suite including VDS was fitted.
A total of 54 ships were built in two shipyards: the Kaliningrad Yantar shipyard built 22 ships including exports and Khabarovsk yard built 32 ships including exports. All Soviet ships were decommissioned in 1989-1992, with other ships continuing service with export customers. As of 2023, Vietnam and Azerbaijan still operate the type, with Vietnam operating five ships and Azerbaijan operating a single ship.
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