„Vinica“ – the Soviet/ Ukrainian/ Lituanian guard ship

"Vinica" - (Ukrainian: U206 «Вінница»), formerly known as "Dnepr" - Ukrainian Navy 1124P project small submarine hunter (according to NATO classification - corvette). During construction received no. 775 and was started to be built on December 26, 1975 at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard in Tatar ATSR. It was included in the composition of the border war fleet of the KGB of the USSR on June 17, 1976. Launched on September 12, 1976. After lowering, it was towed to the Sea of Azov, from there towed to the Sevastopol factory "Persej" for completion and installation of additional equipment. Re-based to Balaclava for necessary sea trials. After successful tests and after the state commission signed the act of acceptance of the ship as part of the USSR Navy, it received the name "Dnepr". Included in the composition of the 5th separate guard ship brigade in Balaclava. Participated in the protection of the maritime borders and economic zone of the USSR, the protection of the fishing areas of the USSR around the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. In June 1992 it was included in the composition of the Marine units of the State Border Protection Committee of Ukraine. From that moment the ship entered service with the Ukrainian Navy, where it was renamed "Vinica". At the end of 1995 a resolution was passed at the government level on the transfer of the vessels of the State Border Service project 1124P to the Ukrainian Navy. In April 1996 "Dnepr" together with the same type of ship "Izmail" was handed over to the Navy of Ukraine. The technical condition of the ships was satisfactory: given the specifics of the border service, its ships rarely have mines and torpedo equipment. Only the mechanical travel system, artillery and rocket weapons were actively used. Later, "Vinica" participated in numerous military exercises with both the Russian Black Sea Fleet and NATO fleets. January 23, 2021 "Vinica" written off. By the way, the Lituanian Navy also had two ships of the 1124 project (only not 1124P): F-11 "Žemaitis" and F-12 "Aukštaitis".

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