Project 1239 Sivuch / Bora-class missile hovercraft

Service And Conflict Use

1. Dec 30, 1989

   Lead ship commissioned

   Kchf.ru says the lead ship Bora was commissioned on 30 December 1989 after being built at Zelenodolsk.

   Sources: Kchf.ru: Missile Corvette Bora - Project 1239 / Bora class

2. Mar 18, 1992

   Lead ship renamed Bora

   Kchf.ru notes that the lead ship was renamed Bora on 18 March 1992 after entering Soviet service as Sivuch.

   Sources: Kchf.ru: Missile Corvette Bora - Project 1239 / Bora class

3. Sep 15, 2023

   Samum reported damaged near Sevastopol

   Al Jazeera reported that a Ukrainian intelligence source said a sea-borne drone damaged the Samum missile ship near Sevastopol Bay and that the vessel was towed for repairs.

   Sources: Al Jazeera: Ukraine strikes Russian ships, state-of-the-art aerial defences in Crimea

Project 1239 Sivuch / Bora-class missile hovercraft Images

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