55th Pechengskaya Red Banner order of Ushakov Missile Ship Brigade

55-я Печенгская Краснознаменная ордена Ушакова бригада ракетных кораблей

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 1940's(?) at Polyarnyy, Murmansk Oblast, as the 55th Motor Torpedo Boat Brigade.

1962 renamed 55th Missile Ship Brigade.

Organisation 1980:

• 502nd Missile Craft Battalion (Granitnyy, Murmansk Oblast) with Project 205 vessels (Osa class)
• 292nd Missile Small Ship Battalion (Granitnyy, Murmansk Oblast) with Project 1234 vessels (Nanuchka class)
• 294th Missile Small Ship Battalion (Liinakhamari, Murmansk Oblast) with Project 1234 vessels (Nanuchka class)
• 776th Coastal Base (Granitnyy, Murmansk Oblast)

11.92 renamed 108th Missile Small Ship Battalion.

Bases:

• Polyarnyy, Murmansk Oblast, (?) - 1994 [69 11 59N, 33 26 51E] - HQ only
• Granitnyy, Murmansk Oblast, (?) - today [69 16 15N, 33 49 09E]
• Liinakhamari, Murmansk Oblast, (?) - 1994 [69 38 45N, 31 21 48E]

Warships attached:

Equipped with various models of motor torpedo boats until 1962.

Project 205 missile craft were initially delivered to both the 502nd and the 294th Missile Craft Battalions.

• Project 205 (Osa I class):
  • R-1, 1960 - 11.92 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-9, 1966 - 1983 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-12, 1961 - 11.92 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-49, 1967 - 7.92 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-65, 1963 - 4.90 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-77, 1962 - 4.90 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-78, 1963 - 11.92 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-82, 1973 - 3.83 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-104, 1966 - 10.92 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-112, 1963 - 11.92 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-146, 1969 - 8.92 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-153, 1969 - 8.92 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-178, 1966 - 12.92 - 502nd DnRKA
• Project 205U (Osa II class):
  • R-163, 1965 - 11.92 - 502nd DnRKA
  • Michurinskiy Komsomolets, 9.1.67 - 19.3.92 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-147, 1969 - 11.91 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-81, 1967 - 11.92 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-255, 1965 - 1979 - 502nd DnRKA
  • R-178, 1966 - 11.92 - 502nd DnRKA
• Project 1234 (Nanuchka I class):
  • Volna, 24.4.74 - 11.89 [to reserve] - 294th DnMRK
  • Zarya, 10.74 - 9.86 [to reserve] - 294th DnMRK
  • Metel, 1.75 - 16.3.98 - 294th DnMRK
• Project 12341 (Nanuchka III class):
  • Veter, 10.78 - 1.12.87 [to reserve] - 292nd DnMRK
  • Aysberg, from 11.79 - 292nd DnMRK
  • Tucha, 8.80 - 3.03 - 292nd DnMRK
  • Uragan, from 10.83 - 292nd DnMRK
  • Priboy, from 12.84 - 292nd DnMRK
  • Rassvet, from 1.89 - 292nd DnMRK, later 294th DnMRK
• Project 12347 (Nanuchka V class):
  • Nakat, from 10.87 - 292nd DnMRK
• Project 1241 (Tarantul class):
  • R-101, 1985 - 1989 - 502nd DnRKA