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Otaman Bilyi (U132) (Ukrainian: Отаман Білий) was a Petya-class frigate of the Ukrainian Navy and formerly the Soviet frigate (guard ship) SKR-112.
Service history
The ship was laid down at the Yantar shipbuilding yard (factory number 191) on April 26, 1967. It entered the service on May 30, 1968 and on September 21 moved from Baltiysk to Sevastopol under jurisdiction of the Black Sea Fleet.
From August 30, 1969 to January 31, 1970 the frigate carried out service in the Mediterranean Sea military zone providing help to the Armed Forces of Egypt during the War of Attrition.
After the declaration of independence of Ukraine, it became the first warship that raised the Ukrainian flag and on July 21, 1992 made an unsanctioned move to Odesa. The initiator of the move was frigate captain Mykola Zhybarev.
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External links
An excerpt from the memoirs of Admiral of the Fleet Vladimir Chernavina "Fleet in the fate of Russia", Moscow, "St. Andrew's Flag".
Will Ukraine recognize the commander of SKR-112 Sherhiy Nastenko hero?
And we go without changing course!..
Ship SKR-112 - the legend of the Ukrainian Navy Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
SKR-112
Anniversary of the Ukrainian "Potemkin"
To the 15th anniversary of revival the Naval Forces of Ukraine
About "SKR-112" no one cares. Svoboda № 147. August 2, 1996