• 1967 October 21 - Egyptian Navy Komar-class missile boats sank Israeli
destroyer in the first combat use of
P-15 Termit anti-ship missiles. This was the first time a ship had sunk another ship using guided missiles. • 7 October 1973 - Two Syrian Navy Komar-class missile boats along with an
Osa I-class missile boat, a K-123 torpedo boat and a T43-class minesweeper fought unsuccessfully against four
Israeli Navy s and one in the
Battle of Latakia. Other Syrian missile boats fired missiles from within the harbor that mistakenly or due to malfunction hit civilian craft in the harbour. • 1974 January 19 - 4 People's Liberation Army Navy Komar-class joined
Battle of the Paracel Islands in
Vietnam War ==See also==