October 1992. Istanbul. Photo from the archives of А. Andreev.

Country: Norway.
Class, [Type]: Oslo, [FF].

Callsign: LBAD (     )

Builder: Navy Main Yard, Horten, Norway.
Launch date: 23 August 1965.
Commission date: 22 June 1967.
Decommission date: 3 August 2005.

Displacement ( tons ): 1750 standard, 2130 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 99,5 x 11 x 5,5.
Main machinery: Laval-Ljungstrom PN 20 geared steam turbines ( 20000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 30.
Range ( miles ): 4500 at 15 knots.
Complement: 125 ( 11 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 2 Mk33 76mm, 1 x 1 Bofors 40mm, 2 x 1 Rh202 20mm.
Missiles: SSM: 6 x 1 Penguin; SAM: 1 x 8 Mk29 Sea Sparrow ( RIM-7M missiles ). 
A/S weapons: 1 x 6 mortars Mk3 Terne.
Torpedoes: 2 x 3 324mm ( Sting Ray ).

Radar: Air: AWS-9; Surface: AWS-6; Navigation: TM 1226; Fire Control: 9LV-200 Mk2, Mk95.
Sonar: TSN-2633.
Contermeasures: Decoys: 4 x Mk36 SRBOC. 

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1992