Grachonok

The Project 21980 'Grachonok' is a class of anti-saboteur and patrol boats designed for the Russian Navy. These vessels are primarily used for protecting naval bases and adjacent waters from underwater sabotage and terrorist threats.

Developed by the Vympel Design Bureau in the late 2000s, the Project 21980 was conceived to replace obsolete Soviet-era anti-saboteur craft and address modern asymmetric threats to maritime infrastructure. The lead vessel of the class, P-104, was commissioned into the Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet in 2010, initiating a serial production run across multiple domestic shipyards. These boats have since provided security for high-profile events such as the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and have seen active combat deployment in Syria and during the conflict in Ukraine, where they defended key assets like the Crimean Bridge. With over two dozen units constructed, the class remains a vital component of Russia's coastal defense, actively serving across all of the nation's major fleets.