DERGACH (PGGA) class

 2 DERGACH class GUIDED MISSILE PATROL COMBATANTS (Air-Cushion)

 Name             Pendant  Commissioned     Status

 MRK-27 BORA      615      May 12, 1997     Active
 MRK-17 SAMUM     566      Feb. 28, 2000    Active

Project nickname is SIVUCH ("Beaver"). Its chief designer was L.V. Vel'skiy of the Almaz Design Bureau, succeeded by Valery Korolkov. Five units were programmed, but only hulls one and two were built. Intended for 15-year service lives, the ships are said to be...