February 2019. The Varna. Photo by N. Zlatev.

Country: Germany.
Class, [Type]: Elbe, [AR].
Homeport: Kiel.

Callsign: DRHM (     )

Builder: Flensburger Schiffbag, Germany.
Launch date: 17 June 1993.
Commission date: 9 December 1993.

Displacement ( tons ): 3600 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 100,5 x 15,5 x 4.
Main machinery: 1 x Deutz MWM 8V 12M 628 diesel ( 3300 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 15.
Range ( miles ): 2600 at 15 knots.
Complement: 40 ( 4 officers ).

Guns: 2 x 1 20mm Rheinmetall Rh-202.
Missiles: SAM: 2 x 4 Fliegerfaust launchers.
Military lift: 450t fuel, 150t water, 160t ammunition.

Radars: Navigation.
Helicopters: No hangar, but a helo deck was added for SH-3D Sea King or Sea Lynx Mk-88A.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1995 | 2019