Russian corvette Ivanovets

Ivanovets at Sevastopol in 2012
History
Russia
NameIvanovets
NamesakeIvanovo Oblast
BuilderSredne-Nevsky Shipyard
Yard number211
Laid down4 January 1988
Launched28 July 1989
Commissioned30 December 1989
HomeportSevastopol
FateSunk on 1 February 2024
General characteristics
Class and typeTarantul-class corvette

Ivanovets, formerly R-334, was a Tarantul-class corvette of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy. She was laid down on 4 January 1988 at Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard and launched a year later on 28 July 1989. The corvette was accepted into the Black Sea fleet on 30 December 1989.[1][2]

In August 2013, Ivanovets underwent major repairs in drydock. The corvette was intended to join the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea but was chosen to participate in security measures in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi.[1] She subsequently tracked NATO ships at sea and made a voyage to Syria.[3]

In 2020, the ship carried out patrols near the Ukrainian offshore drilling platforms belonging to the Chornomornaftogaz company.[4][5]

On 21 July 2023, during training exercises in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, Ivanovets sank the Ukrainian corvette Ternopil with an anti-ship cruise missile. Ternopil, captured by Russia in 2014 during the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, was used as a live-fire practice target.[6]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 1 February 2024, Ivanovets was attacked by Ukrainian forces using MAGURA maritime drones.[7][8] The vessel sustained severe damage to her hull from the detonations from anti-ship missiles and sunk. Although Russia claims the crew was evacuated, the Russian defense ministry did not comment on reports of the ship sinking. The attack took place 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Donuzlav and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the village of Okunevka on the Black Sea coast.[5][9] According to the main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, the loss of the boat cost Russia between 60 to 70 million.[5]

Ivanovets at Sevastopol in 2012
Footage of 1 February 2024 attack on Ivanovets

References

  1. ^ a b "Ракетный катер "Ивановец" Черноморского Флота" [Missile Boat "Ivanovets"]. www.kchf.ru. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  2. ^ ""Ивановец"" [Ivanovets]. flot.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  3. ^ "ПРИВЕТ ИЗ СЕВАСТОПОЛЯ — Ковров. Газета Знамя Труда" [Greetings from Sevastopol] (in Russian). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ^ "«Ивановец» охороняє захоплені Росією плавучі бурові установки" [“Ivanovets” bury floating drilling rigs buried by Russia]. Ukrainian Military Portal (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Krutov, Mark (2 February 2024). "Кто проживает на дне океана. Атака на ракетный катер "Ивановец"" [Who Lives at the Bottom of the Ocean. Attack on the Missile Boat "Ivanovets"]. Radio Liberty (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Russian corvette Ivanovets fires supersonic missile on Ukrainian corve". armyrecognition.com. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  7. ^ Cotovio, Vasco; Kesaieva, Yulia; Gigova, Radina; Edwards, Christian (1 February 2024). "Ukraine says it sank Russian warship off coast of Crimea and unleashed 'massive' missile barrage on peninsula". CNN. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. ^ Ataman, Joseph; Pleitgen, Frederik (5 February 2024). "A Ukrainian pilot outlines how drones powered by jet skis sunk a Russian warship". CNN. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  9. ^ Koval, Sergery (1 February 2024). "A Russian missile boat was sunk off the coast of Crimea. What is known about it?". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2025.