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{{short description|Class of Soviet missile corvette}}
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| Ship caption = ORP ''Metalowiec'', a Polish Navy Tarantul-I missile corvette in [[Gdynia]]
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = Tarantul class
| Builders = [[Vympel Shipyard]]
| Operators = *{{navy|Soviet Union}}
*{{navy|Russia}}
*{{navy|Bulgaria}}
*{{navy|East Germany}}
*{{navy|Germany}}
*{{navy|India}}
*{{navy|Poland}}
*{{navy|Romania}}
*{{navy|Ukraine}}
*{{navy|Vietnam}}
*{{navy|Yemen}}
*{{navy|Egypt}} 
*{{navy|United States}}
*{{navy|Turkmenistan}}
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| Subclasses = *{{sclass2|Pauk|corvette|1}}
*{{sclass|Veer|corvette|1}}
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| Total ships completed = ~80 (including {{sclass2|Pauk|corvette|4}})
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| Total ships lost = 1 
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| Total ships preserved = 2 or 3
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| Ship type = Missile [[corvette]]
| Ship displacement = {{convert|480|LT|t|0}} standard, {{convert|540|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full load
| Ship length = {{convert|56.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|10.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship draught = {{convert|2.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship propulsion = 2 shaft [[COGAG]] turbines at {{cvt|11000|hp|lk=in}} each, plus 2 cruising engines at {{cvt|4000|hp}} each (there were diesel and turbine versions of the cruising engines),
| Ship speed = {{convert|42|kn|lk=in}}
| Ship range = {{cvt|2400|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|12|kn}}, operational autonomy for 10 days
| Ship complement = 50
| Ship sensors = * Radar: Spin trough, Bass Tilt, Peel pair, Pop group
| Ship armament = * 4 × [[P-15 Termit]]/SS-N-2 Styx or 4 × [[P-270 Moskit]]/SS-N-22 Sunburn or 16 × [[Kh-35]] Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade anti-ship missiles.
* 1 [[SA-N-5]] SAM (1x4) [[MANPADS]] air defence missiles
* 1 × 76 mm [[AK-176]] dual purpose main gun
* 2 × [[AK-630]] 30 mm gun or 1 × [[CADS-N-1 Kashtan]] CIWS ([[close-in weapon system]]) for air defence
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The '''Tarantul-class''' corvette, Soviet designation '''Project 1241 ''Molniya''''' ({{langx|ru|Молния||Lightning}}) are a class of [[Russia]]n missile [[corvette]]s (large missile cutters in Soviet classification). 

They have the [[NATO reporting name]] '''Tarantul''' (not to be confused with the {{sclass2|Stenka|patrol boat|3}}, whose official Soviet name is also Project 205P ''Tarantul''). These ships were designed to replace the Project 205M ''Tsunami'' missile cutter (NATO: {{sclass2|Osa|missile boat|3}}).

A new updated variant of the class (Project 12418) was projected to start entering service in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://russianships.info/eng/warfareboats/project_12411.htm |title=Tarantul Class  |website=Russian Ships Info |access-date=19 September 2025 }}</ref>

==Development==

In the late 1970s, the Soviets realised the need for a larger, more seaworthy craft with better gun armament and higher positioned air search [[radar]]s. In the Tarantul class, both the single {{cvt|76|mm}} main gun and the two {{cvt|30|mm}} [[Gatling gun|Gatling]]-type guns are used for air defence, together with a comprehensive electronic warfare suite. The boats are built by the Petrovsky yard ([[St. Petersburg]]), Rybinsk and Ulis yard ([[Vladivostok]]). A version of these ships for coastal [[anti-submarine warfare]] and patrol was developed as the {{sclass2|Pauk|corvette|1}} or Project 1241.2. The [[Indian Navy]] paid approximately $30 million each to license-produce Tarantul-I in the early 1990s. With over 30 sales on the export market the Tarantul has been a relative success for the Russian shipbuilding industry.

==Versions==

===Project 1241.1 (NATO: Tarantul-II)===

The naming convention for [[NATO reporting name]] Tarantul was a special case here. [[NATO]] called the first version of the class as Tarantul-II, given that they had a better sensor suite/equipment than the ships of the following class Tarantul-I, which was produced exclusively for export.

A first version was based on the Pauk-class hull, though with significantly increased weight. Equipped with four [[SS-N-2]] 'Styx' anti-ship missiles (either the {{cvt|40|km|disp=semicolon}} range P-15 'Termit' missile or the later P-20 variant with {{cvt|80|km|disp=semicolon}} range) and the associated 'Plank Shave' radar targeting system ({{cvt|45|km|disp=semicolon}} range in active mode of surveillance, {{cvt|75|–|100|km|disp=semicolon}} range in passive mode, with an added air surveillance capability). One [[AK–176]] 76.2&nbsp;mm main gun and two [[AK-630]] 30&nbsp;mm six-barreled Gatling guns, the latter [[CIWS]] system supported by the 'Bass Tilt' targeting radar. Furthermore, there is a Fasta-N [[SA-N-5]] quadruple [[MANPADS]] launcher and two PK-16 decoy launchers.

Propulsion is a [[COGOG]] system (COmbined Gas Or Gas) consisting of two M70 at {{cvt|12000|hp|lk=in}} high power [[gas turbine]]s with a combined {{cvt|24200|hp}} output for full power and two cruise gas turbines type M75 with a combined output of {{cvt|5000|hp}}. Top speed is {{convert|38|kn|lk=in}}.

Between 1979 and 1984, 13 ships of the type were built. Another ship, R-55, was rebuilt after its completion as a test vessel for the 'Kortik' short-range defense system for Project 1241.7.

===Project 1241.RE (NATO: Tarantul-I)===

To clarify, by NATO's definition, Project 1241.RE (NATO: Tarantul-I) was an export version of Project 1241.1 (NATO: Tarantul-II).

This class of ships could be distinguished by the lack of [[Fire control system|fire control]] radar on the roof of the [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]]. Instead, the fire control radar, X-band "Garpun-Bal" (NATO: "Plank Shave"), built for the anti-ship missiles, was installed on the top of the mast. Other equipment included a small navigation radar type "Kivach-2" on the bridge roof (or MR-312 "Pechera-1" on the ships of Poland), and the gun-fire control radar MR-123 Vympel (NATO: "Bass Tilt") at the foot of the mast. Two PK-16 decoy launchers were also installed. The model of the missiles in the KT-138 launch containers were P-20 (NATO: SS-N-2B), basically they were P-15 updated with the new guidance system but with the original 40&nbsp;km range.

Between 1977 and 1979, 22 ships of this class were produced exclusively for export. Only one of these ships, R-26, was retained by the Soviet Navy for training purposes. India bought five of these ships as {{sclass|Veer|corvette|1}}s, and would later produce eight ships of the same class domestically. Vietnam also bought four Project 1241.RE ships from various sources over the years.

===Project 12411 (1241.1M/1241.1MR) (NATO: Tarantul-III/Tarantul-III Mod)===
[[File:Missile boat Dimitrovgrad during the naval parade. July 31, 2022.png|thumb|Missile boat ''Dimitrovgrad'' during the naval parade on 31 July 2022]]
Retaining the main armament and basic hull form of the 1241.RE (NATO: Tarantul-I) class, 1241.1M (NATO: Tarantul-III) received important upgrades. Apart from a modest but useful internal redesign, the Tarantul-III had a new type of propulsion—a CODAG (COmbined Diesel And Gas) system. Two M-70 gas turbines (rated at 12,000&nbsp;hp each) and two M510 (rated at 4,000&nbsp;hp each) diesel engines were used, being a big improvement over the earlier COGOG system both in terms of serviceability (the two cruise diesels being almost something of a Soviet 'classic'), fuel efficiency and, most importantly, service life expectancy compared to the older NK-12Ms. The maximum speed reached {{convert|42|kn}}.

The superstructures were redesigned and the angled mast of the previous projects has been replaced by a narrow, straight lattice. The sensor position remained almost the same as the Project 1241.1. The "Pechera" navigation radar was off the roof of the bridge, with the MR-123 "Vympel" fire control radar installed. Two jamming system (NATO: "Wine Glass") were installed on both sides at the foot of the mast. The reason for this was the installation of four [[SS-N-22]] 'Sunburn' supersonic ship-to-ship missiles with a range of at least 100&nbsp;km. The associated radar system is the L-band 'Band Stand' radar, with a 120&nbsp;km active and {{cvt|500|km}} passive range and the capability to track 15 different targets. The missiles can also receive third party guidance through the 'Light Bulb' uplink (from other ships, helicopters or long range patrol aircraft). Cannon armament is retained, as were the PK-16 launchers, although Soviet Navy ships benefited from the improved SA-N-8 quadruple MANPADS launcher. At least one ship had an SA-N-11 Kashtan gun and missile CIWS installed instead of the AK-630s.

The Tarantul-III, built from 1987 on, received an improved [[electronic countermeasures]] suite, consisting of two 'Half Hat' and two 'Foot Ball' jamming systems, coupled to four improved PK-10 decoy launchers. At least 24 of these ships were built for the Soviet Navy before production ended in 1992.

Between 1985 and 2001, 34 ships of this class were built. After the construction of first batch of 11 ships, the anti-ship missiles were changed from the P-80 "Moskit" to the more modern model P-270 "Moskit-M", therefore the following 23 boats had a new ID: '''Project 1241.1MR'''.

The guided missile corvette ''R-60'' was further modernized in 2005, having the two AK-630M CIWS removed, and replaced with [[Kashtan CIWS|"Palash" CIWS]].

===Project 1242.1/1241.8 'Molniya'===
[[File:Second Edition of Indian Navy-Vietnam Peoples’ Navy Bilateral Exercise (1).jpg|thumb|A Tarantul-class corvette of [[Vietnam People's Navy]]]]
Project 1242.1 and project 1241.8 ''Molniya'' ("Lightning") are further developments of the Tarantul family of ships. The two projects has been modified and rearmed with modern missile systems like the [[SS-N-25 Switchblade|Uran-E]] and are more capable ships than the Tarantul types. The ships are built by the Russian Vympel Shipyard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1242.htm |title=Molniya Class – Project 1242.1 / 1241.8 |website=[[Federation of American Scientists]] |access-date=2011-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018225615/http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1242.htm |archive-date=2012-10-18}}</ref> Russia received at least one boat for trials in the 1990s and in 1999 Vietnam ordered two vessels. Vietnam is currently the main user of the Molniya class, with two [[Russia]]n-made ships and six locally built ships. Vietnam started its own production line of 1241.8 Molniya ships with the assistance of Almaz Central Design Bureau in [[Russia]]. The first two locally built ships were delivered in July 2014, two more in June 2015, and the last two in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://vpk-news.ru/news/27262 |title=ВМС Вьетнама получили вторую пару ракетных корветов проекта 1241.8 |trans-title=The Vietnamese Navy received the second pair of Project 1241.8 missile corvettes |date=28 September 2015 |website=vpk-news.ru |language=ru |access-date=21 April 2021 |archive-date=21 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421142624/https://vpk-news.ru/news/27262 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="bmpd">{{Cite web |url=https://bmpd.livejournal.com/2888368.html |title=Во Вьетнаме построены еще два ракетных катера проекта 12418 |trans-title=Two more Project 12418 missile boats were built in Vietnam |date=10 October 2017 |website=bmpd.livejournal.com |language=ru}}</ref> The Vietnamese warships are armed with a [[AK-176]] 76&nbsp;mm gun, 16 [[Kh-35|Uran-E]] anti-ship missiles, four [[Igla-M]] air-defence missiles and two [[AK-630]] close-in-weapon systems. The Vietnamese ships are also larger at {{cvt|56.9|m|ftin}} in length and a maximum displacement of 563 tons. They have a range of {{convert|1700|nmi}} with 44 crew members on board. The [[Indian Navy]] ordered four further modified 1241.8 Tarantuls, this order was later reduced to two. These last two ships of the ''Veer'' class are armed with 16 [[Kh-35|SS-N-25 'Switchblade' / URAN E]] missiles, a [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] gun instead of the [[AK-176]], and MR 352 Positiv-E (NATO: Cross Dome) radar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/174-Veer-Class.html |title=Veer (Tarantul I) Class |work=[[Bharat Rakshak]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Images/Tarantul14.jpg |title=K91 INS Pralaya |work=Bharat Rakshak |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211225332/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Images/Tarantul14.jpg |archive-date=11 December 2013}}</ref> In 2009 Libya ordered three ships,{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} however, the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|civil war]] in 2011 put a stop to any acquisitions. Shortly afterwards Turkmenistan acquired three Type 1241.8 vessels, possibly those that had been ordered by Libya but not delivered.<ref name = "FI">{{cite web |url=https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_pdf.cfm?DACH_RECNO=1257 |title=Project 1241 (Tarantul) |website=ForecastInternational.com |date=December 2016 |access-date=5 July 2018 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

The Russian Navy received two upgraded ''Molniya''-class missile boats in early 2019; they were initially built for a foreign customer, but the contract was cancelled, so the Russian Navy acquired them. The boats replaced the Moskit with eight Kh-35U anti-ship missiles and MANPADS launcher with the [[Pantsir-S1#Pantsir-M/EM|Pantsir-M]] gun/missile system. They also had a modern radar phased antenna array. One boat was expected to operate in the Black Sea and the other in the Caspian Sea.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/july-2018-navy-naval-defense-news/6346-russian-navy-to-get-two-upgraded-molniya-class-missile-boats.html |title=Russian Navy to get Two Upgraded Molniya-class Missile Boats |date=10 July 2018 |website=Navy Recognition}}</ref>

==== Russian domestic developments ====
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| Name = Project 12418 (Tarantul IV class)
| Builders = [[Vympel Shipyard]]
| Operators = *{{navy|Russia}}
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| In commission range = ''Projected from 2025/26''
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| Ship type = Missile [[corvette]]
| Ship displacement = {{convert|500|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full load
| Ship length = {{convert|56.1|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|10.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship draught = {{convert|2.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship draft = 
| Ship propulsion = Two CODAD diesels
| Ship speed = {{convert|29|kn|lk=in}}+
| Ship range = {{cvt|1650|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|14|kn}}, operational autonomy for 10 days
| Ship complement = 44
| Ship sensors = * 3Ts-25E radar
* 3R-60U fire control system (for Uran SSM)
| Ship armament = * Uran antiship missile system: 2x4 3S24 launchers with 3M24 subsonic missiles 
* 1 76mm AK-176M rapid-fire gun (314 rounds)
* 2 x 6 30mm AK-630М six-barrel light guns (2000 rounds)
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A new Tarantul design, reportedly begun in the 1990s, resulted in a new variant of the class with the first vessel (''Stupinets'') being launched in 2024. This variant (also known by Project Number 12418)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://russianships.info/eng/warfareboats/project_12411.htm |title=Tarantul Class  |website=Russian Ships Info |access-date=19 September 2025 }}</ref> reportedly incorporates a larger superstructure and new propulsion system (two diesels (CODAD), likely Zwiezda M-507D-1) dropping the top speed to around 29 knots. The main armament is the Uran antiship missile system with 3M24 subsonic missiles and 3R-60U fire control system. The range of the missile is reportedly up to 130 km (up to 260 km with the 3M24U version). The design also incorporates the 76.2mm AK-176MA gun and two six-barrel 30mm AK-630Ms – both in stealth turrets. Decoy launchers are the KT-216/PK-10 Smely system. Two vessels (''Stupinets'' & ''Strelok'') had been launched as of October 2025. The lead vessel has commenced sea trials and both vessels are to be based with the Caspian Flotilla.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-turns-back-to-1990-hulls-strelok-corvette-relaunched-with-missile-upgrade-12120 |title=Russia Turns Back to 1990 Hulls: Strelok Corvette Relaunched With Missile Upgrade |date=1 October 2025 |website=United 24 Media |last= Litnarovych |first=Vlad |access-date=14 October 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/07/russia-launches-project-12418-tarantul-class-corvette-stupinets/ |title=Russia launches new variant of Tarantul-class corvette |date=31 July 2024 |website=Naval News |last=Grotnik |first=Tomasz |access-date=9 September 2025 }}</ref>

==Current operators==
[[File:Morshansk.jpg|thumb|''Morshansk'']]
[[File:Lastunul.jpg|thumb|''Lăstunul'']]
[[File:R-334.Ivanovets.201208.2cropped.JPG|''[[Russian corvette Ivanovets|Ivanovets]]'' at Sevastopol in 2012|thumb]]
[[File:GUR footage of 1 February 2024 attack on Ivanovets by Group 13.webm|thumb|right|250px|[[Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine)|Main Directorate of Intelligence]] footage of the attack on ''Ivanovets'' by Group 13.]]

{{naval|Bulgaria}}
*One ship in service – 101 ''Мълния'' ("Lightning").

{{naval|Egypt}}
*One ship in service. In 2014, Egypt showed interest in the acquisition of the P-32 (Project 12421 ''Molniya'') missile boat but the contract was signed in 2015. In July 2015, the missile boat headed to the Mediterranean Sea and arrived at the port of Alexandria at the end of the month. The P-32 was handed over to the Egyptian Navy on 10 August after participating in the inauguration of the [[New Suez Canal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://balabin-1712.livejournal.com/3395.html |website=Balabin-1712.livejournal.com |title=Гвардейский Ракетный Катер "Р-32" Передан Египту |trans-title=Guards Missile Boat "R-32" transferred to Egypt |date=13 August 2015 |language=ru |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150813194412/http://balabin-1712.livejournal.com/3395.html |archive-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>

{{naval|India}}
*Seven license-built Indian variants, designated as {{sclass|Veer|corvette}}s, are currently in active service. The last Soviet-built vessel in service, ''Nishank'', was decommissioned on 3 June 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=INS Nishank and INS Akshay Decommissioned|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1831080|website=Press Information Bureau of India|date=3 June 2022|access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref>

{{naval|Romania}}
*Three ships, all in service, homeport [[Mangalia]].
**''Zborul'', commissioned 1990
**''Pescărușul'', commissioned 1991
**''Lăstunul'', commissioned 1991

{{navy|Russia}}
*{{As of|2025}}, approx. 16 vessels of project 1241.7 and project 12411/1242.1 (Tarantul IIIs) were in service with the Russian Navy (+ up to 2 new Tarantul IVs likely to enter service with the [[Caspian Flotilla]] in due course)
**[[Pacific Fleet (Russia)|Pacific Fleet]] – 10 ships
**[[Baltic Fleet]] – 4 ships
**[[Black Sea Fleet]] – 2 ships; on 1 February 2024, Ukraine released video purported to show the sinking of the vessel [[Russian corvette Ivanovets|''Ivanovets'']] by [[autonomous surface vessel|uncrewed naval drones]]; all Tarantul IIs (Project 1241.1) reported out of service as of 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a46627388/russian-tarantula-missile-corvette-sunk/ |title=Russian ‘Tarantula’ Missile Corvette First Moving Ship at Sea Sunk by Ukraine's Kamikaze Drone Boats|website=Popular Mechanics|date=6 February 2024|access-date=5 October 2025 |last=Roblin |first=Sébastien  }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68165523 |title=Ukraine 'hits Russian missile boat Ivanovets in Black Sea' |work=BBC News |last=Greenall |first=Robert |date=1 February 2024 |access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-01 |title=Military intelligence: Russian missile ship sunk off occupied Crimea |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-russian-missile-ship-sunk-off-occupied-crimea/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref>
{{naval|Turkmenistan}}
*Three ships acquired circa 2011, possibly the three originally ordered by Libya but not delivered.<ref name="FI" />
**830 ''Ederman''
**831 ''Arkadag''
**832 ''Gayratli''

{{flagicon image|Ensign of Vietnam People's Navy.svg}} [[Vietnam People's Navy]]
*12 ships in service:<ref name="bmpd" />
**Four project 1241.RE Tarantul-I missile boats: 
***Hull numbers: 371,372, 373 and 374.
**Eight project 1241.8 Molniya missile boats/[[fast attack craft]]s:  
***Hull numbers: 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 382 and 383. Six of them were locally built in [[Ba Son Shipyard]] under license.

{{naval|Yemen}}
*Two ships in service.

== Former operators == 
[[File:ORP Rolnik.jpg|thumb|{{ORP|Rolnik}}, a [[Polish Navy]] missile Tarantul-class corvette]]
{{naval|Poland}}
*Four ships built.
**{{ORP|Górnik}} (434), decommissioned and scrapped
**{{ORP|Hutnik}} (435), decommissioned and scrapped
**{{ORP|Metalowiec}} (436), decommissioned and scrapped in April of 2020<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.naszbaltyk.com/morskie-kadry-antka/4153-dluga-agonia-ostatnich-tarantulwww.naszbaltyk.com/morskie-kadry-antka/4153-dluga-agonia-ostatnich-tarantul | title=Długa agonia ostatnich "Tarantul" - Nasz Bałtyk - morskie czasopismo }}</ref>
**{{ORP|Rolnik}} (437), decommissioned and scrapped in April of 2020<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.naszbaltyk.com/morskie-kadry-antka/4153-dluga-agonia-ostatnich-tarantulwww.naszbaltyk.com/morskie-kadry-antka/4153-dluga-agonia-ostatnich-tarantul | title=Długa agonia ostatnich "Tarantul" - Nasz Bałtyk - morskie czasopismo }}</ref>

{{naval|Soviet Union}}
*48 ships built.

{{naval|United States}}
*{{ship|German corvette|Hiddensee||2}} was briefly in service with U.S. Navy, after it was transferred from the [[German Navy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hnsa.org/ships/hiddensee.htm |title=Hiddensee |website=Historic Naval Ships Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124115305/http://hnsa.org/ships/hiddensee.htm |archive-date=24 November 2010}}</ref> The ship was retired in 1996 and became a museum ship in [[Battleship Cove]] in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]. She was later scrapped in 2023 due to her hull deteriorating. 

{{naval|Ukraine}}
*Four type 1241 ships, all captured by Russia in March 2014 during the [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|invasion of Crimea]].<ref name = "FI"/>
**''Prydniprovia'' (believed [[Hulk (ship type)|hulked]] as floating barracks)<ref name = "FI"/>
**''Kremenchuk'' (believed to be in [[Russian Border Guard]] service as ''Kuban'')<ref name = "FI"/>
**''Uzhhorod'' (believed to be in [[Russian Border Guard]] service as ''Novorossisk'')<ref name = "FI"/>
**''Khmelnytskyi'' (believed hulked as floating barracks)<ref name = "FI"/>

{{naval|East Germany}}
*Five ships built – all retired

== Potential operators ==
{{naval|Nicaragua}}
*Two or possibly three ships ordered in 2013. Reports that two or possibly three ships would be donated by Russia in 2016. They may be the former Russian Navy vessels ''Kuznetsk'', ''Groza'' and ''Burya'', or vessels captured from Ukraine in 2014.<ref name="FI" />

==Surviving ships==

Two Tarantul-class corvettes are preserved globally, with a third boat potentially also preserved as of September 2024.

* '''Hans Beimler (575)''' is preserved in [[Peenemünde]], [[Germany]]. The ship was one of five corvettes of this class built for the [[Volksmarine]], and served between 1986 and 1991. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/1civqsv/hans_beimler_tarantulclass_old_eastgerman_warship/|title=Hans Beimler (Tarantul-class), old east-german warship in Peenemünde|date=1 May 2024|access-date=2 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.in/Attraction_Review-g1069728-d13961473-Reviews-Museumsschiff_Hans_Beimler-Peenemunde_Usedom_Island_Mecklenburg_West_Pomerania.html|title=Museum ship Hans Beimler|access-date=2 October 2024}}</ref>
* '''INS Nishank (K43)''' is preserved at the [[National Maritime Heritage Complex]], [[Lothal]], [[India]]. Nishank was built as part of the [[Veer-class corvette|Veer-class]] for the Indian Navy, a modified variant of the Tarantul design, and served between 1987 and 2022. She was subsequently transferred for preservation in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bidassist.com/maharashtra-tenders/indian-navy/detail-5defe4c8-e41c-4367-b388-e573e0818159|title=Transfer Of Nishank To Lothal And Conversion To Museum|date=31 March 2023|access-date=2 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9MVOkeK1YhE|title=INS NISHANK assembly at NMHC Lothal site|date=16 September 2023|access-date=2 October 2024}}</ref>
* '''Tambovsky Komsomolets''' (formerly '''R-47''') has been preserved at [[Patriot Park]] in [[Kronstadt]], [[Russia]]. She served between 1987 and 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://russianships.info/eng/warfareboats/project_12411.htm|title=Missile Boat - Project 12411|date=1 January 2024|access-date=2 October 2024}}</ref> She was moored next to the destroyer [[Russian destroyer Bespokoyny (1990)|Bespokoyny]] (herself a museum), and was seen at the museum as late as May 2022. However, as of August, she is no longer moored at the position.

In addition, another ex-German ship of the class, the ex-'''Rudolf Egelhofer (772)''', which served between 1986 and 1991, and was then transferred to the United States as '''[[USNS Hiddensee]]''' in 1992 for evaluation, serving until 1996, was preserved at [[Battleship Cove]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States of America]] in 1997. However, she fell into disrepair, and due to deteriorating condition, the ship was scrapped in October 2023.

==See also==
* [[List of ships of the Soviet Navy]]
* [[List of ships of Russia by project number]]

== References ==
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===Bibliography===
* ''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995''

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Tarantul class missile boats}}
* [https://archive.today/20131111005213/http://warfare.be/db/linkid/1720/catid/243/type/corvettes/ State of the Russian Navy: Corvettes]
* [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1241.htm Project 1241 Tarantul class Guided Missile Corvette]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071118105013/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Veer.html Bharat Rakshak Indian Navy Veer class]
* [http://russianships.info/eng/warfareboats/project_12411.htm All Tarantul Class Corvettes – Complete Ship List]
* [http://flot.sevastopol.info/eng/ship/warfarecorvettes/r109.htm Guided Missile Corvette "R-109" from Russian Black Sea Fleet (with photos)]
* [http://flot.sevastopol.info/eng/ship/warfarecorvettes/r239.htm Guided Missile Corvette "R-239" from Russian Black Sea Fleet (with photos)]
* [http://flot.sevastopol.info/eng/ship/warfarecorvettes/ivanovetc.htm Guided Missile Corvette "Ivanovetc" from Russian Black Sea Fleet (with photos)]

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