Pocket Navy of Republic of Georgia

Hello everyone…

All this information is very near to the truth 🙂

http://www.mod.gov.ge/ for more info!

Thanks for that Ristan, the “Tbilisi” look very similar to the Vietnamese BPS-500.

I have no info on Vietnamese Navy… 🙁 Most probably the same type, provided to Vietnam by soviets. According to Jane’s Fighting Ships 2004 there is no anymore boats of this type in Russian navy. There are still some in Ukranian navy, but they gonna remove them soon (or sell them to Georgia with high price, as they do with “Tbilisi”) The anecdotic point in all the story with “Tbilisi”, that it was sold to Georgia on wery high price for boat in such condition (actually boat was in poor condition, specially engines. After contract was signed Georgians make extra payment for it’s fixing) :p I’ve seen somewhere photo of “Tbilisi” in 1999, where condition of boat is obviouse poor. I’ll post it if I find again. :rolleyes:

Yours… :diablo:

Thanks for that Ristan, the “Tbilisi” look very similar to the Vietnamese BPS-500.

what type of missile boat is this?

Russian project 206MR (hydrofoil)
Before 1999 was Ukranian U-150 “Konotop”, before 1996 SU missile boat R-15.
Main armament: 2×1 “Termit” class missile system, 1×1 76mm art. sys. AU-176, 1×6 30mm art. sys. AK-630M

Photo: Same “Tbilisi” on another exercises
Drawing: 206MR class

Yours… :diablo:

Missile boat “Tbilisi” of Georgian Navy

what type of missile boat is this?

Small add-on

One more add-on from http://www.afsouth.nato.int/images/Cooperative%20Partner%202001/COOP-PART-01.htm …
Missile boat “Tbilisi” of Georgian Navy 🙂

Yours… :diablo:

hey, I like these kinds of threads! hope to see one for Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.. i believe they have caspian sea forces.

Once again Ristan, great pictures!!

Final materials

Canpark – unfortunaly I’m not GOD, otehrwise I publish here complete info 😀

Here are the final materials that I found in net… Without help of forum members my topic temporary will be final in this thread… 🙁

Anyway few more photos on Abkhaz navy…
1-3 “Grif” type patrol boat of Abkhaz navy
4 – “Conflict waters” – abkhaz sailors & Georgian Coast Guard Patrol boat (background)

Ristan, keep up with the pictures and I shall call you GOD.:)

Canpark – I think Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan it’s theme for another thread… 😉

Here are some info from russian forums (based on Georgian intelligence report) on Abkhaz Navy… :diablo:

1 Patrol Boat “Tarantul” class (project 205P) (245t, 35kn, 1×2 ZU23 23mm anti-air gun, probably “Grad” missile system installed)
2 to 6 Patrol boats “Grif” class (project 1400) (50t, 30kn, 1×2 ZU23 23mm anti-air gun, 1×2 UB32 or UB16 missile system (taken from helicopters)
9 to 22 smaller (3-5t) patrol boats (“Nevka” & “Strizh” type) used for coast guarding…

but i think the reality is quite far from report… :dev2: On Abkhazian website (http://www.abkhaziya.org/gallery.html?mi=15) i found photogallery on military training of Abkhaz army (dated 2004) On the photo is visible artillery boat which is obviouse to be project 1204 boat. If (!) abkhazians have at least few of them, it gonna be a real trouble for georgian navy near abkhaz coast. They are specially designed for coast defence & in cooperation with land installations could prevent any georgian landing operation.

Photos
1-1×2 UB32 missile system onboard of “Grif” type Patrol boat
2-Abkhaz “Grif” type Patrol boat
3-Pr. 1204 abkhaz artillery boat at military trainings in 2004
4-Russian pr. 1204 boats of Caspian fleet (just close up…)

Does anybody has german “Linden” class minesweeper linedrawings???

Since we’re talking about ex-USSR is there anything on Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan?

Hope soon I place some info on Abkhaz ships aswell…

Can’t wait, this is very interesting.

Final images…

Ok… Here are images of Georgian Coast Guard ships taken from Website of US embassy in Georgia (georgia.usembassy.gov)… :diablo:

Ris: Mate just because they have old equipment doesn’t mean they lack fighting spirit 😉

“Fighting spirit” of course is a great thing… :rolleyes: But it has no power without proper weapon. 😉 Beside this don’t forget about abkhazians, who also has “fighting spirit” (if not higher) plus naval ships, which was captured from the same georgians during 1992-1993 :diablo: … Hope soon I place some info on Abkhaz ships aswell… 😎

best regards… :diablo:

Ris: Mate just because they have old equipment doesn’t mean they lack fighting spirit 😉

Good one Ristan, those pictures are the sort of stuff I’m looking for.

Some more info

On official Greek navy page I found some photos of transferring missile boat “Dioscuria” to Georgian navy (source: http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/new_details_old_press.asp?new_id=673) quite intersting… 😉 Specially second photo where at the front is one of “Lindos” class patrol boats, presented to Georgia in 1998. Does anybody has technical info or line drawing of this type of ships??
Also I’m placing here photos of patrol boat “Kutaisi” (turkish built; photo taken fron BLACKSEAFOR website) & Georgia Coast guard Zodiak class patrol boat… (on the background Missile boat “Tbilisi”) :diablo:

Georgia has a well equiped force in it’s naval arm for the little water access it has, I woun’dn’t want to take them on!

Dear Ja Worsley, I disagree with you… :diablo: According to my data the most of the ships are quite old and was purchased in poor condition and disarmed (later part of them was armed by old Russian 23-mm antiair guns or obsolete (after WWII type) 37-mm naval 70-K guns). The only real “power” could represent missile boats (“Dioscuria” & “Tbilisi”), Turkish built patrol boat “Kutaisi” and ex-German Lindau class minesweeper (now patrol ship) “Aeti”. The rest of the ships are small “second hand” patrol crafts builded in Russia, Ukraine or US with little speed and in poor condition. Also, according to some news boats has missiles only for few shots (both approx. 6 to 8).
Unfortunately I don’t have more information, but I think maintaining old, different type and origin small crafts is more headake for such poor country like Georgia, than a real strength of it’s navy. 😮

Yours… :dev2:

Does anybody has photos???? :confused:

“Pocket Navy” is a term meaning small or token.

Georgia has a well equiped force in it’s naval arm for the little water access it has, I woun’dn’t want to take them on!