List of active Ukrainian Navy ships

Naval ensign of Ukraine

This list of naval ships of Ukraine includes major naval ships which are in service or were recently unlisted in the Ukrainian Navy. As of December 2007, the Navy had 27 combat ships and cutters.[1] The current composition of the Ukrainian battle fleet consists entirely of former Soviet Black Sea Fleet ships.

The shipbuilding industry was stalled after the fall of the Soviet Union. The revival of the industry took place after the Orange Revolution when, on 9 August 2005, the Cabinet of Ukraine provided funding for the national program "Corvette" that was initiated by Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko. The first warship built in the independent Ukraine is expected to be completed in 2016.[2][3]

As of 24 March 2014, all of the major ships but one (the frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy) of the Ukrainian Navy were captured by the Russian Black Sea Fleet.[4] Most of the ships listed as active were returned to Ukraine following the takeover of Crimea by Russia. In 2015 Ukraine received 5 Willard Marine patrol boats, the original order was placed in 2013.[5][6]

Battle Fleet

Class Photo Type Ships Origin Commissioned Note
Frigate (1 in service)
Krivak Frigate U130 Hetman Sahaydachniy  Ukraine 1993
Corvettes (1 in service)
Grisha Anti-submarine ship U206 Vinnytsia  Soviet Union
 Ukraine 		1976 Vinnytsia was returned to the Ukrainian Navy from Crimea on 19 April 2014.[7]
Fast attack vessels (3 in service)
Matka Missile boat U153 Pryluky  Soviet Union 1980s Ship returned to the Ukrainian Navy from Crimea on 7 May 2014.[8] Pryluky is currently redeployed in Odessa.[9]
Zhuk Patrol boat U170 Skadovsk  Soviet Union 1990
Ondatra Landing craft U763 Svatove  Soviet Union 1979
Mine warfare
Yevgenya Minesweeper U-360 Henichesk  Soviet Union 1985 Ship returned to the Ukrainian Navy from Crimea on 20 May 2014
Supporting vessels
Polnocny Landing craft tank U-401 Kirovohrad  Poland 1985 Ship returned to the Ukrainian Navy from Crimea on 19 April 2014[7]
Auxiliary vessels
Amur Command/SAR ship U-500 Donbas  Poland 1969 Returned to the Ukrainian Navy on 18 April 2014[10]
Muna Reconnaissance ship U-512 Pereyaslav  Soviet Union 1987
Bereza Degaussing ship U-811 Balta  Poland 1987 Returned to the Ukrainian Navy on 19 April 2014[11]
419 AHTS vessel U-852 Shostka  East Germany 1976 Returned to the Ukrainian Navy on 19 April 2014

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ukrainian Armed Forces 2007 White Book p.111
  2. ↑ Laying of Corvette. youtube video. May 19, 2011
  3. ↑ On approval of the Concept of the State defense program shipbuilding class "corvette" on the project 58250. Government order 176-2011-р. March 9, 2011
  4. ↑ One-Ship Ukraine Navy Defies Russia To The End: Minesweeper Dodges Larger Force for Weeks in Crimea; WALL STREET JOURNAL March 26, 2014; Philip Shishkin (Link is to online version of article as accessed on April 5th, 2014)
  5. ↑ "Willard Marine Wins Order To Supply Patrol Boats To International Navies". Homeland Security Today.
  6. ↑ "На военно-морской базе в Одессе осваивают американские катера для спецназа.". Information Resistance.
  7. 1 2 "All Ukrainian battle ships left Sevastopol Bay and Donuzlav Lake". www.kyivpost.com. 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  8. ↑ "Russia Returns 5 More Navy Ships to Ukraine". en.ria.ru. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  9. ↑ "Ukrainian Missile Cutter Pryluky Finishes First Sailing after Redeployment". navaltoday.com. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  10. ↑ "Auxiliary ship Donbass returns from trials". moryaukrainy.livejournal.com. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  11. ↑ "After leaving Crimea, the Ukrainian navy has partially renewed its fighting capability". mignews.com.ua. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

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