zhuk

The Zhuk-class patrol boat, Soviet designation Project 1400 "Grif" (Russian: Сторожевые катера проекта 1400 (1400М) «Гриф», romanized: Storozhevyye katera proyekta 1400 (1400M) "Grif", lit. 'Vulture'), is a class of small border patrol vessels built in the Soviet Union and its successor states. Over 300 boats were built between 1969 and 1991. The vessels were primarily used by the KGB Border Troop Maritime Units. The vessels had a cheap design suitable for mass production, with a single simple radar unit and manually-aimed machine guns. The Zhuk-class was widely exported to over 20 countries. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, it was distributed to its successor states, with the majority taken over by the Russian Federal Coast Guard. By 2007 only 15–20 remained in service with the Russian Navy.