Poti Class Corvette - Ships - Exports

Exports

  • Bulgarian Navy: 6 ships transferred 1968-1983
Hull number Name Soviet name Launched Transferred Fate
44

(ex-14, ex-33)

Khrabri - Храбрый (Valliant) MPK-? 1960s 1968 Decommissioned in 2005, sold for scrapping
45

(ex-44, ex-34)

Strogi - Строгий (Stern) MPK-? 1960s 1975 Decommissioned in 1994, sold for scrapping in Turkey 1997.
46

(ex-15, ex-35)

Bezstrashni - Бесстрашный (Fearless) MPK-? 1960s 1975 Gas turbines removed in 1994. Decommissioned in 2005, sold for scrapping
41 Letjashhi - Летящий (Flighty) MPK-? 1960s 1982 Decommissioned in 2005, sold for scrapping
42 Bditelni - Бдительный (Watchful) MPK-? 1960s 1982 Decommissioned in 2005, sold for scrapping
43 Naporisti - Напористый (Energetic) MPK-148 1962 1983 Decommissioned in 1994, sank during towing to Turkey in 1997

Note: The former Soviet numbers of most of the individual ships are not known, but it is known that MPK-59, MPK-77 and MPK-109 were among the ships given to Bulgaria.

  • Romanian Navy: 3 ships 1970
Hull number Name Soviet name Launched Transferred Fate
31 none MPK-? 1967 1970 Decommissioned after 1992
32 none MPK-? 1967 1970 Decommissioned after 1992
33 none MPK-? 1967 1970 Decommissioned after 1992

Note: The former Soviet numbers of the individual ships are not known, but it is known that MPK-106 and MPK-125 were among the ships given to Romania. The Romanian ships carried the older RBU-2500 ASW rocket launchers and two 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes versus the newer RBU-6000 and four 406 mm (16 in) torpedoes on the Bulgarian ships.

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