May 2006. The Sоuda. Photo by E. Pavlov.

Country: Germany.
Class, [Type]: Frankenthal, [MHC].
Homeport: Kiel.

Callsign: DRFC (     )

Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder, Germany.
Launch date: 29 September 1997.
Commission date: 16 June 1998.

Displacement ( tons ): 650 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 54,5 x 9 x 2,8.
Main machinery: 2 x MTU 16V 396 TB84 diesels ( 5500 hp ), 2 x electric motors for slow and silent maneuvering.
Speed ( knots ): 18.
Complement: 41 ( 5 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 2 Bofors 40mm.
Missiles: SAM: 2 x 4 Stinger ( FIM-92 мissiles ).
Minehunting: 2 x Pinguin B3 mine hunting.

Radars: Navigation: DRBN-32.
Sonars: DSQS-11A.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x Barricade.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  2006 | 2020