Project 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvette

The Project 1124 Albatros, known to NATO as the Grisha class, is a Soviet anti-submarine corvette family built by multiple Soviet and later Ukrainian shipyards for coastal ASW patrols. The class combined a compact hull, retractable stabilizers, sonar, an Osa-M point-defense missile fit, and RBU-6000 rocket launchers, and later variants kept serving with Russian and Ukrainian naval forces.

Russia-Ukraine War🏳️ Unspecified

Project 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvette, Anti-submarine corvette class, Naval Systems

Image source: Wikimedia Commons: Project1124M-1993-1.jpg

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Zelenodolsk Gorky PlantLeninska KuznyaKirov ShipyardEastern Shipyard
Built in: Soviet UnionUkraineRussia
Type: Anti-submarine corvette class
Service note: 1970-present
Produced: 1970-2006
Number built: 86 completed
Variants: Project 1124 (Grisha I), Project 1124P (Grisha II), Project 1124M (Grisha III), Project 1124K (Grisha IV), Project 1124MU (Grisha V)

Also Known As

Grisha-class corvette
Grisha class
Project 1124
Project 1124 Albatros
Project 1124 Al'batros
Project 1124M
Project 1124P
Project 1124K
Project 1124MU
Grisha I
Grisha II
Grisha III
Grisha IV
Grisha V
small anti-submarine ship
MPK

naval anti-submarine warfareanti-submarinemaritime

Specifications

Displacement: 980 tons full load for Project 1124/P/M; 1,070 tons full load for Project 1124K
Length: 71.6 m
Beam: 9.8 m
Draught: 3.7 m
Speed: 34 knots
Range: 4,000 nmi at 10 knots
Crew: 60
Propulsion: 3 shafts with 2 M-507A cruise diesels and 1 boost gas turbine
Armament: 1 twin SA-N-4 Gecko launcher, 1 twin 57 mm AK-725 gun, 2 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers, 2 twin 533 mm torpedo tubes, and depth charge racks

Class Variants

The Project 1124 family split into several branches as the design was adapted for patrol, border, and later Ukrainian completion runs.

Variant	NATO name	Distinguishing fit
Project 1124	Grisha I	Baseline anti-submarine corvette with twin 57 mm gun armament, Osa-M point defense, and RBU-6000 launchers.
Project 1124P	Grisha II	Border-guard variant that replaced the forward missile system with a second 57 mm gun mount.
Project 1124M	Grisha III	Major modernization with a 30 mm gun and updated electronics.
Project 1124K	Grisha IV	Single test ship used for the SA-N-9 missile system.
Project 1124MU	Grisha V	Late Ukrainian-built branch with a single 76 mm gun and newer electronics.

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Entered Soviet Navy service in 1970; later Russian, Ukrainian, and border-guard ships remained active into the 2020s.
Used by: Soviet Navy, Soviet Border Troops, Russian Navy, Russian Coast Guard, Ukrainian Navy

Conflict Usage

Side: 🏳️Unspecified

Grisha-family ships include Ukrainian and Russian variants; public ship lists note Ukrainian Grisha-derived vessels affected by the 2014-2022 conflict environment, but no specific reliable direct combat-use event was confirmed in the searched sources.

Project 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvette Images

Project 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvette, Anti-submarine corvette class, Naval Systems - view 1 — Source: Wikimedia Commons: Grisha-class corvette profile 1987.png

Project 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvette, Anti-submarine corvette class, Naval Systems - view 2 — Source: Wikimedia Commons: Corvette Grisha V.jpg

Project 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvette, Anti-submarine corvette class, Naval Systems - view 3 — Source: Wikimedia Commons: Project1124-1983-4.jpg

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Sources

Project 1124 Albatros Grisha class - GlobalSecurity.orgPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the Project 1124 class designation, builder list, dimensions, propulsion, speed, crew, and armament across the class branches. | Accessed: 2026-06-25 Grisha class Corvettes (1977) - Naval EncyclopediaPublisher: Naval Encyclopedia | Note: Supports the Soviet Project 1124 Albatros designation, the anti-submarine corvette role, coastal-water employment, and the family variant context. | Accessed: 2026-06-25 Grisha-class corvette - WikipediaPublisher: Wikipedia | Note: Supports the class overview, builder list, operator list, variant names, and service chronology used in the summary, aliases, and variant section. | Accessed: 2026-06-25 Wikimedia Commons: Project1124M-1993-1.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing context for the primary Grisha V class photograph. | Accessed: 2026-06-25 Wikimedia Commons: Grisha-class corvette profile 1987.pngPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing context for the class profile diagram. | Accessed: 2026-06-25 Wikimedia Commons: Corvette Grisha V.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing context for the Grisha V class underway photograph. | Accessed: 2026-06-25 Wikimedia Commons: Project1124-1983-4.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing context for the Grisha III class photograph. | Accessed: 2026-06-25