December 1984. Black Sea. Photo from the archives of A. Andreev.

Country: United Kingdom.
Class, [Type]: Rover, [AO].

Callsign: GREU (     )

Builder: Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, Wallsend-on-Tyne, U.K.
Launch date: 30 October 1973.
Commission date: 23 August 1974.

Displacement ( tons ): 4700 light, 11522 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 140  x 19 x 7,3.
Main machinery: 2 x diesels ( 15360 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 19.
Range ( miles ): 15000 at 15 knots.
Complement: 55 ( 18 officers ).

Guns: 2 x 1 Oerlikon 20mm, 2 x 1 7,62mm.
Military lift: 6600 t fuel.

Radar: Navigation:  Decca 52690 ARPA,  Decca 1690.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x Corvus, 2 x Plessey Shield; 1 x Grasseby Type 182, towed torpedo decoy.