Centaur-class fast assault craft

{{Short description|Class of small craft of the Ukrainian Navy}} {{Infobox ship  |infobox_caption=  |display_title=  |sclass= 2 |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image= Centaur-class landing boats, 2018, 02.jpg |image_caption= }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview |name= Project 58181 (Centaur class) |builders=Kuznya na Rybalskomu |operators={{flag|Ukraine}} |class_before={{sclass2|Gyurza-M|gunboat|4}} |class_after= |subclasses= |built_range=since 2016 |in_commission_range=since 2019{{efn|In commission since 2019, but only actively part of a combat fleet since 2022}} |total_ships_building=1 |total_ships_planned=8 |total_ships_completed=2 |total_ships_canceled= |total_ships_active=1 |total_ships_laid_up= |total_ships_lost=1 |total_ships_retired= |total_ships_scrapped= |total_ships_preserved= }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type=Fast assault craft |displacement=47 tons |length={{cvt|24.3|m|ftin}} |beam={{cvt|4.8|m|ftin}} |draught={{cvt|1|m|ftin}} |draft= |propulsion= 2 × Hamilton Waterjet |speed={{convert|35|kn}} |range={{convert|500|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} (at {{convert|11|kn}} |complement= * 5 crew * 26–28 amphibious troops with full equipment |sensors= * Navigation radar * Optoelectronic monitoring system * Detection sensors of laser emission |EW= |armament= * 2 × 12.7 mm HMG * 1 × 40 mm rocket launcher * 2 × 80 mm rocket launcher |armour= Vital spaces are protected by bullet-proof steel |armor= |aircraft= |aircraft_facilities= |notes= }} }}

The '''Project 58181 Centaur''' (''Kentavr'')/'''Project 58503 Centaur-LK'''<ref name=centaurOld>{{cite web | url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2015/09/kentavr.html |language=uk | title=Десантно-штурмовий катер пр. 58181, шифр "Кентавр" }}</ref> class is a series of small armored assault craft being built for the Ukrainian Navy. The first two vessels were laid down at the Kuznya na Rybalskomu in December 2016. The 58181 project was developed by State Research and Design Shipbuilding Center on the basis of the {{sclass2|Gyurza-M|gunboat}}s, and the 58503 project number was assigned to the altered design used after construction of the first eight units began (by the contractor that oversaw their construction, PJSC ZLK.<ref name=centaurOld/><ref name=centaurlegal>{{cite web | url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2021/12/kentavros-.html |language=uk | title=Посадовець Міноборони визнав провину за закупівлю непридатних катерів "Кентавр" і антиснайперських систем }}</ref> Designed for carrying patrol service on rivers and coastal maritime areas, delivery and landing of marines.

== Development and design == thumb|left|First Centaur during launching ceremony The project 58181 was developed by State Research and Design Shipbuilding Center on the basis of the {{sclass2|Gyurza-M|gunboat}}s in 2015. However, it was refined during construction. The first contract was signed in 2016.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160704140519/http://www.ukrmilitary.com/2016/05/kentavr-kontrakt-2016.html The Ministry of Defense signed a contract on construction of two landing crafts Centaur]. Ukrainian Military. 24 May 2016</ref> On September 4, 2018, the first launching ceremony for the first boat of the first series was held. The boat was already built on a revised project, which received new project number 58503 and the code «Centaur-LK». On September 20, the second boat of the series was launched. On November 19, 2018, newly built assault boats arrived to Odessa to continue testing. The top speed of 50 knots is achieved by a pair of New Zealand-made Hamilton Jet water jet propulsion engines and can stay at sea for a maximum of five days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navaltoday.com/2018/09/17/ukraine-launches-first-centaur-class-assault-boat/|title=Ukraine launches first Centaur-class assault boat|date=17 September 2018}}</ref> The class is armed with two remote weapon stations with 12.7 mm high-caliber machine guns and a 40-mm rocket launcher. The boats also feature two 80-mm rocket-launch systems.

Failure of the first two units of «Centaur-LK» led to a criminal conviction, the halting of construction of future units (besides the third), and the Ukrainian Navy's decision not to include the first two craft in its active combat fleet. As of 6 February 2022, they had not yet joined its active combat fleet.<ref name=centaurlegal/><ref name=centaurnew>{{cite web | url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2018/11/kentavr-58503.html |language=uk | title=Швидкісний штурмовий катер пр. 58503, "Кентавр-ЛК" }}</ref> Between then and April 2022, according to Taras Chmut's reporting, they were accepted into active service.<ref name=chmut>{{cite tweet |user=zhemchuzhnykova |number=1518006219478384642 |title=- Що по "Кентаврах" для розмінув. акваторії Чорного моря? |date=24 April 2022 |accessdate=9 November 2022 }}</ref>

== Deployment == On 8 May 2022, Russian Defence Ministry claimed, that the lead vessel of the class, DSHK-1 ''Stanislav'', was destroyed near the Russian-controlled Snake Island.<ref name="Stanislav">{{cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/1448331|title=Russian Aerospace Forces down 2 Ukrainian planes, 3 copters, 2 drones off Snake Island|website=tass.com|date=8 May 2022}}</ref> In November 2022, the sinking was confirmed by ''Ukrainian Pravda'' and ''Dumskaya''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2022/11/7/7375232/ |work=Ukrainska Pravda |accessdate=7 November 2022 |date=7 November 2022 |title=Битва за Зміїний. Героїчна історія: як Україна втратила і повернула надважливий острів. Реконструкція |first=РОМАН |last=РОМАНЮК |language=uk }}</ref><ref name=dumskaya>{{cite web |url=https://dumskaya.net/news/materi-i-zheny-propavshih-ukrainskih-moryakov-170888/ua/ |work=Dumskaya |language=uk |accessdate=29 November 2022 |date=29 November 2022 |title=Матері та дружини зниклих моряків із потоплених катерів ВМСУ просять пролити світло на долі їхніх близьких: "Ми на 100% впевнені, що вони в полоні" }}</ref>

A Centaur-LK boat was damaged in port by a Russian missile strike and is currently awaiting repair.<ref name=centaurrepair>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcLsBZffokI |language=uk |accessdate=26 June 2023 |date=26 June 2023 |title=Мужні екіпажі катерів захищають узбережжя |work=Телерадіостудія МО України Бриз }}</ref>

== Vessels == {| class="wikitable" ! style="text-align: left;"| Name ! style="text-align: left;"| Producer ! style="text-align: left;"| Hull Number ! style="text-align: left;"| Pennant Number ! style="text-align: left;"| Laid Down ! style="text-align: left;"| Launched ! style="text-align: left;"| Commissioned ! style="text-align: left;"| Fleet ! style="text-align: left;"| Homeport ! style="text-align: left;"| Status |- |- | DSHK-1 ''Stanislav''<ref name="n1">{{cite web |url=https://mil.in.ua/stanislav-ta-malyn-imena-kentavriv/ |title="Станіслав" та "Малин" – імена "Кентаврів" |author= |date=2019-07-07 |website=mil.in.ua |publisher=Український мілітарний портал |accessdate=2019-07-07}}</ref> | Kuznya na Rybalskomu | 01032 | | 28 December 2016 | 14 September 2018<ref name="mod1">{{cite press release |url=http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2018/09/14/pershij-kentavr-dlya-vijskovo-morskih-sil-zs-ukraini-spushheno-na-vodu |title=Перший "Кентавр" для Військово-Морських Сил ЗС України спущено на воду |publisher=Ministry of Defence of Ukraine |language=uk |date=2018-09-14 |accessdate=2018-09-14}}</ref> | 2019 | Ukrainian Navy | | Sunk by Russia on 7 May 2022<ref name=dumskaya/> |- | DSHK-2 ''Malyn''<ref name="n1"/> | Kuznya na Rybalskomu | 01033 | | 28 December 2016 | 20 September 2018<ref name="mod2">{{cite press release |url=http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2018/09/20/kentavri-dlya-vms-zs-ukraini-na-vodu-spushheno-shhe-odin-desantno-shturmovij-kater |title="Кентаври" для ВМС ЗС України: на воду спущено ще один десантно-штурмовий катер |publisher=Ministry of Defence of Ukraine |language=uk |date=2018-09-20 |accessdate=2018-09-20}}</ref> | 2019 | Ukrainian Navy | | Active<ref name=chmut/> |- | DSHK-3 | Kuznya na Rybalskomu | 01037<ref name="centaurrepair"/> | | 8 February 2019 | | | Ukrainian Navy | | Under construction |- | DSHK-4 | Kuznya na Rybalskomu | | | | | | Ukrainian Navy | | Planned in 2019, but plans of construction halted |- | | Kuznya na Rybalskomu | | | | | | Ukrainian Navy | | Planned in 2019, but plans of construction halted |- | | Kuznya na Rybalskomu | | | | | | Ukrainian Navy | | Planned in 2019, but plans of construction halted |- | | Kuznya na Rybalskomu | | | | | | Ukrainian Navy | | Planned in 2020, but plans of construction halted |- | | Kuznya na Rybalskomu | | | | | | Ukrainian Navy | | Planned in 2020, but plans of construction halted |}

==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed" heights="160" caption="Project number 58503 «Centaur-LK»"> File:Centaur-class fast assault craft.png </gallery>

== See also == * {{sclass2|CB90|fast assault craft|1}} * Multipurpose Assault Craft * List of active Ukrainian Navy ships

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== External links == * [http://srdsc.com/projects/fast-assault-craft-kentavr/ Fast assault craft “Kentavr”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015515/http://srdsc.com/projects/fast-assault-craft-kentavr/ |date=2018-01-25 }} at the State Research and Design Shipbuilding Center * {{cite web |url=http://www.ukrmilitary.com/2015/09/kentavr.html |title=Десантно-штурмовий катер проекту 58181 (шифр "Кентавр") |author= |date=2017-11-24 |website=www.ukrmilitary.com |publisher=Ukrainian Military Pages |access-date=2018-01-23}}

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