Sarancha-class missile boat

The Sarancha class is the NATO reporting name for a hydrofoil missile boat built for the Soviet Navy.

The Soviet designation was Project 1240 Uragan (Серия 1240 Ураган- Hurricane).

It was deemed too large, complex and expensive for series production and only a prototype boat was built.

In 1979, she was transferred to the Black Sea Fleet via Russian inland waterways.

Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995).