Muravey-class patrol boat

Two 133 "Antares" border guard ships in Novorossiysk
Class overview
Name	Muravey class (Project 133 Antares)
Operators	Soviet Navy  Russian Navy  Ukrainian Navy
Preceded by	Turya-class torpedo boat
Built	1983-1989
In service	1983- present day
Completed	16
Active	11?
General characteristics
Type	hydrofoilPatrol boat
Displacement	180 tons standard, 230 tons full load
Length	40 m
Beam	7.6 m
Draught	1.9m (4 m foilborne)
Propulsion	2 shaft gas turbines M-70 (M70FRU), 22,000 hp
Speed	40 knots (60 knots in some sources)
Crew	30
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: Pot Drum, Muff Cob, High Pole, Sonar: Foal Tail
Armament	1 × 76mm gun (single mounting forward 1 AK630 CIWS (aft) 2× 406 mm torpedo tubes

The Muravey-class is the NATO reporting name for a class of hydrofoil patrol boats built for the Soviet Navy between 1983 and 1989. The Soviet designation was Project 133 Antares.

Design

The boats were designed as patrol vessels and were built in Feodosiya for the Black Sea Fleet. They are powered by gas turbines in contrast to diesel engines used for most other Soviet fast attack craft to achieve higher speeds.

Ships

16 boats were built for the Soviet Navy between 1983 and 1989

• 10? are believed to be operated by the Russian Border guard
• 3 are believed to be operated by the Ukrainian Sea Guard

Variants

• Project 133: basic hydrofoil
• Project 133RA "Antares RA": stealth version, similar to Visby class, but (around) half the size

See also

• List of ships of the Soviet Navy
• List of ships of Russia by project number

References

Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-605-1. OCLC 34284130. Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261.

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