June 1979. The Varna.

Country: DDR
Class, [Type]: Wodnik, [Training ship].

Builder: Northern Shipyard, Gdansk, Poland.
Launch date: 5 February 1976.
Commission date: 6 July 1976.
Decommission date: 3 October 1990.

Displacement ( tons ): 1475 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 72,2 x 12 x 4.
Main machinery: 2 x 6TD48 Ciegielski-Sulzer diesel machines ( 1900 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 17.
Complement: 60 plus 63 naval cadets and 18 teachers.

Guns: 12 x 2 AK-230 30mm, 2 x 2 2-M-3 25mm.

Radars: Air MGL-25M; Navigation/Fire control: TSR-333.
Sonars: NEL-10.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1979 | 1981 | 1984 | 1987 | 1989