In early 1978 the first of class was seen. Built at Kolpino Yard, 
Leningrad. Production stopped in 1983 being superseded by Tarantul 
class. Type name is "raketny kater" meaning missile cutter. 
 
Similar hull to the Osa class with similar single hydrofoil system to 
Turya class. The combination has produced a better sea-boat than the 
Osa class. One of the class in the Black Sea is the trials craft for the
SS-N-25. 
 
Based in Black Sea. Some may be fitted with quadruple SA-N-5 systems. 
Three deleted in 1992, two more in 1994. All remaining Baltic Fleet 
vessels scrapped in 1995. 

Vukasin Milosevic
vmilosevic@sezampro.yu