According to information published by Военный Осведомитель on March 30, 2022, as a result of the operation of Russian special forces, the reconnaissance ship GS-13 "Pereyaslav" of the Ukrainian Navy in the mouth of the Dnieper river was hit by gunfire.
Follow Navy Recognition on Google News at this link
Reconnaissance ship Pereyaslav during a visit to Georgia (Picture source: Ukrainian government)
Pereyaslav is a small reconnaissance ship of the project 1824B (type "Uhlomyer", Muna class by NATO classification), a special purpose ship of the Naval Forces of Ukraine.
It was originally named GS-13 under the Hydrographic Service of the Soviet Union Navy, but after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, this vessel was released from the Russian military.
Pereyaslav is a type of single-deck self-propelled marine vessel. On 28 November 1995, the ship was transferred to the complement of the Naval Forces of Ukraine.
Although the ships of the project 1824B are classified as small reconnaissance ships, they do not have onboard a means of radio and electronic intelligence. Special weapons on them include means of hidden release and receive of intelligence divers and delivery of underwater vehicles.
The ship has a length of 54.2 m (177 ft 10 in), a beam of 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in), and a draft of 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in), she can reach a top speed of 11 knots (20 km/h).
