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Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України | |
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TheUkrainian Sea Guard (Ukrainian:Морська охорона,romanized: Morska okhorona[mɔrˈsʲkaɔxɔˈrɔnɐ]; full nameUkrainian:Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України,lit. 'Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine'[mɔrˈsʲkaɔxɔˈrɔnɐderˈʒau̯nɔjiprekɔrˈdɔnːɔjiˈsɫuʒbeʊkrɐˈjine]) is thecoast guard service ofUkraine, subordinated to theState Border Guard Service.[1]
The Sea Guard is the local successor of theSoviet Border Troops Naval Units that were similarly responsible for coast guard tasks. However, there were some interchanges in units, ships and personnel between the Sea Guard and theUkrainian Navy.[clarification needed]
Service personnel of the Sea Guard wear either a black uniform similar to the Ukrainian Navy, but decorated with some green elements (traditional for border guard), or a common uniform of the Border Guard Service, while officers wear, since the 2010s, Western style sleeve insignia featuring theexecutive curl. Sea Guard vessels bear theМорська охорона inscription on their boards.
The creation of the Sea Guard began simultaneously with the creation of the Border Guard Service of Ukraine. After the proclamation of the Republic of Crimea, on March 18, 2014, the State Border Service began the withdrawal of the Sea Guard from Crimea.
Since 1999, ships and boats of the Sea Guard have been numbered with the prefix BG. Sea Guard vessels bear theМорська охорона inscription on their boards.
The Sea Guard operates four sea guard detachments: inBalaklava,Odesa,Izmail andKerch; a sea guard cutters division inMariupol; a special-purpose sea guard cutters division inYalta; and a riverineDnieper sea guard cutters division inKyiv. Sea guard administration is split between the Azov-Black seas regional administration inSimferopol and the Southern regional administration in Odesa.
Major vessels.[2]
Class | Photo | Type | Ships | Displacement[a][b] | Origin | Commissioned | Note |
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Warship (1 in service) | |||||||
Pauk | ![]() | Anti-submarinecorvette | BG-50Hryhoriy Kuropyatnykov | 580 | ![]() | 1984 | |
Fast attack craft (6 in service) | |||||||
Stenka | ![]() | Patrol boats | BG-57Mykolaiv[c] | 245 | ![]() | 1988 | |
BG-63Pavlo Derzhavin[d] | 1987 | ||||||
BG-62Podillya[e] | 1983 | ||||||
Shmel[3][4] | ![]() | River gunboats | BG-82Lubny | 77 | ![]() | 1972 | |
BG-83Nizhyn | 1968 | ||||||
BG-84Izmayil | 1969 | ||||||
Patrol ships (11 in service) | |||||||
Orlan | ![]() | Patrol gunboat | BG-200Balaklava | 42.5 | ![]() | 2012 | Was intended to replace the Zhuk-class patrol boats[5] |
Zhuk 1400M (Grif) | ![]() | Small patrol gunboats | BG-101KaMO-509[f] | 39.7 | ![]() | 1988 | 1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M captured by Russia after theBattle of Berdiansk[6] 1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M damaged and captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[7][8] In 2020,KaMO-514,Liubomyr andKaMO-522 were reported to belong to a detachment east of theKerch Strait - prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[9] |
BG-103KaMO-511[g] | 1987 | ||||||
BG-106Zlatokray[h][10] | ![]() ![]() | 1992 | |||||
BG-107KaMO-516[i][10] | 1992 | ||||||
BG-109Nemyriv[j] | 1992 | ||||||
BG-111Odesa[k] | 1992 | ||||||
BG-115Ternopil[l] | 1993 | ||||||
BG-116Darnytisa[m] | 1993 | ||||||
BG-117Vatutinets[n] | 1993 | ||||||
Cutters (29-32 in service) | |||||||
PO-2 (project 376) | ![]() | Diving cutter | BG-801PSKA-155[o][11] | 41.1 | ![]() | 1966 | |
Harbor patrol | BG-612PSKA-612[p] | 46.89 | ![]() | 1968[r] | PSKA-612 andPSKA-613 may still be undergoing repair | ||
BG-613PSKA-613[p][13][14] | ![]() | ||||||
(project 371)[s] | Small patrol boats | Head no.628[15] | 9.83 | ![]() | |||
Head no.729[15] | |||||||
Head no.871[15] | |||||||
BG-803[15] | 1990 | ||||||
Kalkan-P (project 09104)[16] | ![]() | Patrol cutters | BG-07[17] | 7.74 | ![]() | ||
BG-08[18] | 2002[t] | ||||||
BG-12[19] | 2008[u] | ||||||
Kalkan (project 50030)[v][20] | ![]() | Patrol cutters | BG-305[21] | 7.8 | ![]() | 1 unidentified Kalkan captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[22][23] In 2018, BG-303 and BG-305 were reported to belong to a detachment east of theKerch Strait - prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[24] | |
BG-320[25] | |||||||
BG-333[26] | |||||||
BG-503[27] | |||||||
BG-603[28] | |||||||
BG-604[29] | |||||||
BG-807Sailor Mykola Kushnirov[30] | |||||||
BG-808[31] | |||||||
Aist (project 1398B) | Small patrol boats | BG-609[32] | 20 | Four of sixAist-class ships in the Ukrainian Navy and Sea Guard prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[33] | |||
BG-610[32] | |||||||
BG-611[32] | |||||||
BG-815[32] | |||||||
(project 363) | Support boat | BG-806RKZ-461[34] | 28.7 | ![]() | 1952 | May still be undergoing repair | |
UMS 1000 | ![]() | Patrol cutters | BG-15 | 7.4[35] | ![]() | 2011 | Series of small patrol cutters developed by UMS boats In 2018, BG-25 was reported to belong to a detachment east of theKerch Strait - prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine[36] |
BG-16 | 2012 | ||||||
BG-17 | 2012 | ||||||
BG-19 | 2012 | ||||||
BG-20 | 2013 | ||||||
BG-21 | 2013 | ||||||
UMS 600 | ![]() | Patrol cutters | BG-724[w][37] | 1.46[38] | ![]() | In 2020, was reported to belong to a detachment west of theKerch Strait - prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[39] | |
1 vessel[x] | 1.32[y][40] | In 2018, 1 vessel was reported to belong to a detachment east of theKerch Strait - prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[24] | |||||
Special purposeRIB (5 in service) | |||||||
BRIG Navigator N730M[41] | ![]() | Rigid inflatable boat | 1 vessel[42] | 2.56[43] | ![]() | 2019-2020 | |
BRIG Navigator N700M | Rigid inflatable boat | BG-43[44] | 2.46[43] | ![]() | |||
BG-42[45] | |||||||
Safe Boat 27[46] | Rigid inflatable boats | BG-1002[47] | 5.15[48] | ![]() | 2019 | ||
BG-1003[47] | 2019 | ||||||
Auxiliary vessels | |||||||
Tug (1 in service) | |||||||
Titan | ![]() | Tug | BG-60Titan | 1,025[49] | ![]() | 1974[u] | Resumed service after repairs in 2021[50][51] |
Airboat (1 in service) | |||||||
Panther Airboats-design airboat | Airboat | BG-717[52] | ![]() | ||||
Motor yachts (3 in service) | |||||||
Galia-640[54] | ![]() | Small patrol boats | BG-707[55] | ![]() | In 2018, 1 vessel was reported to belong to a detachment east of theKerch Strait - prior to theRussian invasion of Ukraine[24] | ||
BG-709[55] | |||||||
Galia-280 | Small patrol boat | BG-731[56] | ![]() | ||||
Training (1 in service) | |||||||
Chaika (project 1360)[57] | ![]() | Training vessel | BG-01Krym[58] | 256 | ![]() | 1978 | Converted from patrol boat in 2020[59] |
Special purpose boats and barges (4 in service) | |||||||
Celik | ![]() | Border support ship | BG-58Amethyst | ![]() | Converted from fishing vessel in 2000[60] | ||
(project R-140)[61] | Barracks ship | RSZ-20[62][63][64] | 405.2 | ![]() | 1984 | ||
(project 824M) | Floating dock | PZh-61M[65] | 1,386 | ![]() | |||
(project 889A) | Floating dock | Head no.717[67] | 1,354 | ![]() |
Class | Photo | Type | Ships | Displacement[a][b] | Origin | Commissioned | Note |
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Awaiting repair | |||||||
Kalkan-P (project 09104) | ![]() | Patrol cutter | BG-10[68] | 7.74 | ![]() | 2006[u] | |
Awaiting delivery | |||||||
Ocea FPB 98 | ![]() | Patrol boats | BG-202[69] | 120 | ![]() | First units expected to come into service in 2022; already launched that year[70][71] Arrived in Malta in May 2023 en route to Ukraine[72] | |
BG-203[73] | |||||||
Under construction | |||||||
Ocea FPB 98 | ![]() | Patrol boats | BG-201[74] | 120 | ![]() ![]() | 20 vessels originally planned; first laid down in 2020 BG-201 already launched; first units expected to come into service in 2022[70][71] | |
BG-204[75] | |||||||
BG-205[75] | |||||||
BG-207[75] | |||||||
38 Defiant | ![]() | Pilothouse patrol boats | 10[aa] under construction[76] | ![]() | In June 2022, Metal Shark announced these boats were under construction as part of an accelerated strategy to support Ukraine which began in 2019.[76] In January of the same year, the Sea Guard announced its expectation to receive 11 Metal Shark boats of the 38 Defiant and 36 Fearless classes in 2022[77] | ||
Center console patrol boats | 4[ab] under construction[76] | ||||||
36 Fearless | High-performance military interceptor boats | 3 under construction[76] | ![]() | In June 2022, Metal Shark announced these boats were under construction as part of an accelerated strategy to support Ukraine which began in 2019.[76] In January of the same year, the Sea Guard announced its expectation to receive 11 Metal Shark boats of the 38 Defiant and 36 Fearless classes in 2022[77] |
Class | Photo | Type | Ships | Displacement[a] | Origin | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
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Warships (2) | |||||||
Pauk | ![]() | Anti-submarine corvettes | BG-52Hryhoriy Hnatenko | 540 | ![]() | 1987 | Both ships were ready to be decommissioned and were left in Balaklava after the Russian annexation of Crimea;[78]Hryhoriy Hnatenko tugged to Feodosia and scuttled in 2015. Raised and transferred to Sevastopol. Used as target to missiles and scuttled |
BG-51Poltava[ad] | 1987 | ||||||
Fast attack craft (19) | |||||||
Stenka | ![]() | Patrol boats | PSKR-623 | 245 | ![]() | PSKR-623 decommissioned in 1993; subsequently scrapped | |
PSKR-630 | PSKR-630 andPSKR-636 decommissioned in the mid-1990s;PSKR-630 converted to civil vessel andPSKR-636 scrapped | ||||||
PSKR-636 | |||||||
Transcarpathia[ae] | 1976 | Transcarpathia sold to Georgia and subsequently renamed in 1998; scrapped in 2006[80] | |||||
PSKR-645 | 1975 | PSKR-645 decommissioned in 1998; subsequently scrapped | |||||
Anastasia[af] | Anastasia,PSKR-643 andHeroyi Kerchi decommissioned in 1999;Anastasia sold to Georgia and renamed in the same year;[81] subsequent to decommissioning,PSKR-643 andHeroyi Kerchi scrapped | ||||||
PSKR-643 | 1975 | ||||||
BG-30Heroyi Kerchi[ag] | 1981 | ||||||
PSKR-635 | PSKR-635 decommissioned in 2000; subsequently scrapped | ||||||
BG-60Zaporizka Sich[ah] | 1975 | Zaporizka Sich decommissioned in 2004; subsequently scrapped | |||||
BG-56Volyn[ai] | 1974 | Volyn decommissioned in 2007; subsequently scrapped | |||||
BG-61Odesa[aj] | 1975 | Odesa decommissioned in 2011 and converted to civil vessel; scrapped in 2016 | |||||
BG-31Bukovyna[ak] | 1976 | Bukovyna lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea; scuttled as target for missiles in 2016 | |||||
BG-32Donbas[al] | 1982 | Donbas sunk during theSiege of Mariupol[82] | |||||
Muravey[83] | ![]() | Anti-submarine hydrofoils | PSKR-103 | 221 | ![]() | 1983 | PSKR-103 decommissioned in 1996; subsequently scrapped |
BG-53PSKR-108 | 1990 | PSKR-108 andPSKR-105 decommissioned in 2000; both subsequently scrapped | |||||
BG-54PSKR-105 | 1985 | ||||||
BG-55Halychyna[am] | ![]() ![]() | 1993 | Halychyna decommissioned in 2010; subsequently scrapped | ||||
Shmel[3] | ![]() | River gunboat | BG-81Kaniv | 77 | ![]() | 1971 | Decommissioned in 2012[84] |
Patrol ships (29) | |||||||
Koral (project 58160) | Large patrol boat | 1 vessel | 310 | ![]() | Under construction when captured | Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[85] | |
Zhuk 1400M (Grif) | ![]() | Small patrol gunboats | PSKA-502[an][10] | 39.7 | ![]() | 1981 | PSKA-502,PSKA-503,PSKA-505,PSKA-506,PSKA-507,KaMO-504 andPSKA-513 decommissioned in the mid-1990s (at earliest, 1994); thenPSKA-502 transferred toArtek (camp)[10] andPSKA-506 converted to a civil vessel |
PSKA-503[ao][10] | 1981 | ||||||
PSKA-505[ap][10] | ![]() | 1982 | |||||
PSKA-506[aq][10] | ![]() | 1982 | |||||
PSKA-507[ar][10] | 1982 | ||||||
KaMO-504[10] | ![]() | 1984 | |||||
PSKA-513[as][10] | ![]() | 1990 | |||||
PSKA-528 | ![]() | Never commissioned | Construction ofPSKA-528,PSKA-529,PSKA-530,PSKA-531,PSKA-532 andPSKA-533 never completed; subsequently abandoned, butPSKA-528 installed as a monument inFeodosiya in 2010;PSKA-528 subsequently lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea and decommissioned (by Russia) in its role as a monument in 2018[10] | ||||
PSKA-529 | |||||||
PSKA-530 | |||||||
PSKA-531 | |||||||
PSKA-532 | |||||||
PSKA-533 | |||||||
BG-100Sivash[at] | ![]() | 1987 | Sivash withdrawn from service in 2008 and dismantled[86] | ||||
BG-102Obolon[au] | 1988 | Obolon andKaMO-512 decommissioned in 2012;[10]Obolon subsequently lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea;[87]KaMO-512 scrapped in 2021[88] | |||||
BG-104KaMO-512[av] | 1989 | ||||||
BG-112KaMO-521 | ![]() ![]() | 1993 | KaMO-521 lost to Russia (while out of service) during the annexation of Crimea[89] | ||||
BG-119KaMO-527 | 1994 | KaMO-527 destroyed nearMariupol by Russian forces in 2014 | |||||
BG-118Arabat[aw] | 1993 | Arabat and 1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M captured after theBattle of Berdiansk[6] | |||||
BG-108KaMO-517[ax] | 1992 | KaMO-517 and 1 unidentified Zhuk 1400M destroyed and wrecks captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[7][8] | |||||
Zhuk 1400E | ![]() | Small patrol gunboat | PSKA-501[ay][10] | 40 | ![]() | 1975 | Decommissioned in the mid-1990s (at earliest, 1994) |
Zhuk 1400 | ![]() | Small patrol gunboats | PSKA-555[10] | 40 | ![]() | 1972 | Decommissioned in the mid-1990s (at earliest, 1994) |
PSKA-500[az][10] | 1973 | ||||||
Gurzuf (project 14670)[90] | ![]() | Special border patrol boats | BG-02Lviv[ba] | 43.5 | ![]() | 1989[91] | Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[92][91] |
BG-03Kryvyi Rih[bb] | 1989 | ||||||
Chibis-2 (project 14101) | Small patrol boat | BG-616[93] | 2.2 | ![]() | 1991 | Decommissioned in 2008[93] | |
Cutters (43) | |||||||
PO-2 (project 376) | ![]() | Diving cutters | PSKA-158[bc][94] | 38 | ![]() | 1966 | PSKA-158 decommissioned between 1995 and 1999 (inclusive) |
PSKA-159[bc][94] | PSKA-159 and head no.602 decommissioned in the 1990s | ||||||
Head no.602[bc][94] | |||||||
BG-501RK-796[bd] | 38.2 | 1970[95] | RK-796 decommissioned in 2008[96] and subsequently lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[87] Scrapped in 2020[97] | ||||
(project 371)[s] | Small patrol boats | PSKA-125[15] | 9.83 | PSKA-125 andPSKA-141 decommissioned and converted to civil vessels[15] | |||
PSKA-141[15] | |||||||
Head no.629[15] | ![]() | Head no.629 sold and subsequently scrapped[98] | |||||
Head no.1255[15] | 1987 | Head numbers1255,1256 and1257 decommissioned in 2008; head no.1257 renamed and converted to a civil vessel in the same year[15] | |||||
Head no.1256[15] | 1987 | ||||||
Head no.1257[15] | 1987 | ||||||
Head no.1637[15] | 1991 | Head no.1637 decommissioned in 2010[15] | |||||
Head no.1525[15] | 1990 | Head no.1525 decommissioned in 2012[15] | |||||
(project 343) | Small patrol boat | PMKA-1448[be][99] | 1.85 | ![]() | 1984 | PMKA-1448 decommissioned in 2008[99] | |
Special border patrol boats | Head no.8203[bf][99] | 1.8 | 1982 | Head numbers8203,8305,8306 and8402 lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea and put into Russian service in the same year[99][100] | |||
Head no.8305[bf][99] | 1983 | ||||||
Head no.8306[bf][99] | 1983 | ||||||
Head no.8402[bf][99] | 1984 | ||||||
Kalkan-P (project 09104) | ![]() | Patrol cutters | BG-09 | 7.74 | ![]() | 2006[u] | Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea. BG-11 subsequently put into service with theRussian Coast Guard[101][102] |
BG-11 | 2008[u] | ||||||
Kalkan (project 50030)[bg][20] | ![]() | Patrol cutters | BG-504 | 7.8 | ![]() | 1997[u] | BG-504 lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[103] BG-308, BG-310 and BG-311 captured by Russia after theBattle of Berdiansk[104] BG-304, BG-309 and 1 unidentified Kalkan captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[22][23] BG-304 awaiting repair prior to capture[105] |
BG-308 | |||||||
BG-310 | |||||||
BG-311 | |||||||
BG-304[105] | |||||||
BG-309[24] | |||||||
Katran | Patrol cutter | BG-820 | ![]() | 1998[u][100] | Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[106] | ||
Aist (project 1398B) | Small patrol boats | Head no.317 | 20 | ![]() | Head no.317 decommissioned in 1994[32] | ||
Head no.340 | ![]() | Head no.340 sunk in 1996 | |||||
PMKA-202 | ![]() | 1989 | PMKA-202 decommissioned in 2008[32] | ||||
Head no.9104 | 1991 | Head no.9104 decommissioned in 2008[32] | |||||
PMKA-610 | 1985 | PMKA-610 decommissioned in 2009[32] | |||||
Head no.9030 | 1991 | Head no.9030 decommissioned in 2009[32] | |||||
BG-816PMKA-224 | ![]() | 1990 | PMKA-224 decommissioned in 2010[32] | ||||
Head no.8908[107] | ![]() | 1992 | Head no.8908 decommissioned in 2012,[32] sold to a private client and converted to a civil vessel in 2014[107] | ||||
(project 363) | Support boat | BG-818PSKA-300[108] | 28.7 | ![]() | 1951 | Decommissioned in 2008[108] | |
UMS 1000 | ![]() | Patrol cutters | BG-18[109] | 7.4[35] | ![]() | 2012 | BG-18 lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[110] |
BG-14 | 2011 | BG-14 and BG-24 captured by Russia after theBattle of Berdiansk[104] | |||||
BG-24 | 2016 | ||||||
BG-22 | 2014 | BG-22 and BG-23 both damaged and captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[82][111][22] | |||||
BG-23 | 2014 | ||||||
Hvilya (project 14720) | Patrol boats | 2 vessels[112] | Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[112] | ||||
Special purposeRIB (4) | |||||||
BRIG Navigator N730M[41] | ![]() | Rigid inflatable boat | 1 vessel | 2.56[43] | ![]() | 2019-2020 | Most likely destroyed by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[113] |
BRIG Navigator N700M | Rigid inflatable boat | BG-40[114] | 2.46[43] | ![]() | Captured by Russia during theSiege of Mariupol[114] | ||
Heavy Duty 460 | Rigid inflatable boat | 1 vessel[112] | ![]() | Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[112] | |||
Brig Eagle 6[bh] | Rigid inflatable boat | 1 vessel[112] | 1.79[115] | ![]() | Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[112] | ||
Auxiliary vessels | |||||||
Command and SAR/medevac (1) | |||||||
Type N[116] | Command ship[bi] | BG-80Danube | 300[117] | ![]() | 1942 | Put out of service in 2011; planned transfer toIzmail Naval Lyceum fell through[118] Reportedly scrapped between October and 9 November, 2022[119][120] | |
Motor yachts (2) | |||||||
Adamant 315 | Motor yacht | BG-732[121] | ![]() | 2017 | Captured by Russia after theBattle of Berdiansk[122] | ||
Galia-280 | Small patrol boat | 1 vessel[123] | ![]() | Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[123] | |||
Special purpose boats and barges (6) | |||||||
Baba Hasan | ![]() | Border support ship | BG-59Onyx | ![]() | Converted from fishing vessel in 2000[124] Vessel most likely captured or destroyed between the beginning of the full-scaleRussian invasion of Ukraine and 20 May 2022 (inclusive); as of 2020,[125] it was reported to be deployed inMariupol, east of theKerch Strait - prior to this[126] | ||
GTI SE 155 Sea-Doo | Jet skis | 2 vessels | ![]() | Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[112] | |||
Nalim (project 50150)[127] | Border support ship (barge) | Nalim (project 50150) | ![]() | Not yet in service when captured | Lost to Russia during the annexation of Crimea[127] | ||
(No formal type or project number) | Marine security barge[bj][128] | BNS-11250 | ![]() | 1945[bk] | Decommissioned in 2012[128] | ||
(project 1842) | Floating base | RSZ-2[bl][129] | 1971 | Sunk in Odesa no later than 2015;[129][130] raised in 2016 to relieve space in the port[131] |
From 2012 to 2014 there were plans to build 39 small guard ships of different classes, including 6Koral-class[132] and 8Orlan-class vessels. From 2015 onward, there are plans to build a multipurpose guard ship, with displacement around 1000 tons, which can carry one helicopter.[5][133][needs update]