Ternopil

Ternopil (U209) was a anti-submarine corvette of the Ukrainian Navy. In March 2014, the ship was captured by Russian forces during the Crimean crisis. History Ternopil was the 1124ME Project ship (NATO reporting name: Grisha V class, of the Soviet classification: Albatros class ). The Russian type designation is Small Anti-Submarine Ship. The Grisha-class anti-submarine ship is designed to search for and destroy enemy submarines found in coastal areas. They were equipped with a variety of anti-submarine warfare weapons and an SA-N-4 surface-to-air missile launcher. All were fitted with retractable fin stabilizers. The Grisha V-class ships were built between 1985 and 2002. They incorporated further modifications with a single 76 mm gun replacing the twin 57 mm guns. Thirty ships were built. About 28 ships remain in the Russian Navy. Two ships— and Ternopil—were built in Ukraine. Lutsk was launched on 22 May 1993 and Ternopil entered service on 16 February 2006 with the Ukrainian Navy.