RAIS KORFO (903)

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Algerian Naval Forces.
During the colonial period, the French administration prohibited Algerians from any maritime activity, until the day after the holding of the Soummam Congress in 1956, when the urgent need to train abroad a group of young people from the ALN in the fields of piloting boats, frogmen, capable of anchoring and dismantling mines.
National independence was acquired, the Algerian national navy was created in 1963, within the Ministry of National Defense, to be transferred thereafter to the Admiralty, on June 01, 1964. From the first year of the recovery of independence National in 1962, the development of the Algerian navy was based on the training of the administration and the acquisition of material necessary for the needs of the country. This stage saw an intensive training policy and the acquisition of new installations and means of combat-capable of defending our coasts from foreign greed.
The Naval Forces were the object of several structural changes, dictated by the imperative need to manage this sensitive body of the Army with a contemporary vision. The Naval Forces were organized in a Maritime Directorate at the Ministry of National Defense until 1986 when it was converted into a high structure with a specific organization and missions.
The Naval Forces represent one of the branches of the Algerian Armed Forces, responsible for supporting the defense policy of the State and its aspirations and for meeting the major challenges facing the Mediterranean basin through the exercise of their missions, which can be summed up in the protection of maritime traffic, the defense of structures and industrial complexes installed along the Algerian coasts, in addition to its contribution to maritime police activities and the fight against natural disasters and pollution.
The national navy built observation posts along the coast, and installed groups of coastal artillery and coastal defense missiles, as well as marine infantry battalions in order to deter any intrusion into Algerian territorial waters.
To provide technical assistance and multifaceted support, naval bases have been provided with fleet repair workshops. In addition, several schools and training centers have been built for the benefit of officers, non-commissioned officers and ranks in specialties meeting the needs of the Naval Forces.

Today, the Naval Forces have turned into a vast workshop by the realization of several modernization projects, starting with: the development of their basic infrastructures such as the Naval Base of Mers El Kebir and the Naval Base of Jijel , the renovation of their fleets by the acquisition of new units aimed at strengthening the safety and security of the areas under their responsibility.
The recovery of the Naval Base of Mers El Kebir, on February 2, 1968, represents a monumental national achievement, given the importance of this base which allowed the Naval Forces to have a command tool and technical, logistical and dissuasive support. in the region, the planning of organization and construction of repair and shipbuilding yards to face any potential risk.

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RAIS KORFO (some sources quote name as RAIS KORFU or RAIS KORFOU)
Soviet Koni class (Project 1159)
Bldr: Krasniy Metallist Zavod, Zelenodol’sk
Laid down: 19-1-83 under yard No 254
Launched: 11-11-83, launched as SKR-129
In Service: 8-1-85
D: 1,593 tons normal (1,670 fl) S: 27 kts (29.67 trials; 22 on diesels)
Dim: 95.51 × 12.55 × 4.12 (5.72 over sonar)
Armament: 1 Osa-M (SA-N-4) SAM syst. (20 9M-33/Gecko missiles); 2 twin 76.2-mm 59-cal. AK-276 DP; 2 twin 30-mm 65-cal. AK-230 AA; 2 12-round RBU-6000 ASW RL (120 RGB-60 rockets); 2 mine rails (up to 14 mines)—903 only: 2 twin 533-mm TT—901 and 902 only: 2
Electronics:
Radar: 1 Don-2 nav.; 1 MR-302 Rubka ( Strut Curve) (903: Pozitiv-ME1.2) air/surf. search; 1 MPZ-301 (Pop Group) missile f.c.—901, 902 only: Radar: 1 MR-105 Turel’ (Hawk Screech) 76.2-mm gun f.c.; 1 (903: 2) MR-104 Rys (Drum Tilt) gun f.c.
Sonar: Titan/Vychegda suite (hull-mounted MF and HF f.c.)
EW: 901, 902: 2 Bizan-4B (Watch Dog-B) intercept (2-18 GHz); 1 Cross Loop-A D/F; 2 16-round RK-16 decoy RL—903: . . . intercept/jamming array; 4 6-round decoy RL syst. (VI × 4)
Propulsion :M: CODAG: 1 M-813 gas turbine (18,000 shp), 2 Type 68-B, 8,000-bhp diesels, 3 props; 35,000 hp
Range: 4,456/14.98 Crew: 130 tot.
Remarks: In-service dates reflect delivery dates. Were the 5th, 7th, and 10th units of the class built. All were overhauled in 1992-94 and given new generators. 903 was sent to Kronshtadt, Russia, for modernization overhaul in 5-97, and was to have been concluded in 8-98 but was not completed until 11-00.
Combat systems: Depth charge racks bolt to mine rails. During the ongoing modernizations, a Pozitiv-ME1.2 single-face, rotating planar array air-search radar is replacing the MR-302, a second MR-104 gun fire-control radar is replacing the MR-105 atop the bridge, and a new EW system (possibly of Chinese origin) is being installed. The modified ships are receiving longer-ranged Splav 90R ASW rockets for the RBU-6000 launchers.

Photo is of one of the sisters in this class.

Algeria 2012 15.00d sg?, Scott?
Source: Combat Fleets of the World – 2005-2006
Peter Crichton
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