World Navies Today - Russian General Support Auxiliaries

World Navies Today:
Russian General Support Auxiliaries

Revised 18 October 2001
Version 1.02
Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan
World Navies Today Main Page: http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/
This list includes all general support auxiliaries: logistics, trials & experimental,
electronic surveillance, survey & research, and miscellaneous support ships over 500 tons
displacement.
Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are listed in italics.

Navigation and surface-search radars are not listed. All classifications are purely
unofficial and are based on an attempt to use standard classifications throughout all
navies; they may or may not correspond to "official" designations.
State of the Russian Fleet: Due to continued political, economic and societal chaos in
Russia, the Fleet is in a badly deteriorated state. Even those ships that remain in
commission and theoretically operational are generally unable to deploy, due to lack of
trained crews and lack of funds to buy fuel and stores. In general maintenance is minimal
or nonexistent, and there are no funds to conduct much-needed overhauls, even for major
fleet units. Many ships have been abandoned when repairs or refits came due.
This list identifies those units believed to remain operational, but most of these units are
unable to deploy for the reasons cited above. Ships in refit are listed only when there is a
reasonable chance of them returning to service. Ships laid up pending refit generally are
listed, as they could return to service if funding became available.
Many ships, especially auxiliaries, have been operating in commercial or charter freight
or passenger service to raise operating funds. These are listed as active units, as they
could rapidly return to naval roles if required.
Fleets: The following abbreviations are used to indicate fleet assignements:

NOR: Northern Fleet, headquarters at Severomorsk.
PAC: Pacific Fleet, headquarters at Vladivostok.
BLK: Black Sea Fleet, headquarters at Sevastopol.
BALT: Baltic Sea Fleet, headquarters at Kaliningrad.
CASP: Caspian Flotilla.
RIV: Units assigned to service on inland rivers.
Electronic Surveillance Ships

Survey & Research Ships
Trials, Trials Support & Experimental Ships
Logistics Support Ships
Miscellaneous Support Ships
Electronic Surveillance Ships
Belomor'ye (Lira/'Balzam' class) electronic surveillance
ship (1 ship)
(Project 1826)
Displacement: 4,900 tons full load
Dimensions: 105 x 15.5 x 5 meters/344.5 x 50.8 x 16.4 feet
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 9,000 bhp, 20 knots
Crew: 220
Sonar: hull mounted MF, HF dipping, possible passive arrays
EW: Intercept arrays
Armament: 1 30 mm AA, 2 SA-N-5/8 SAM positions
Concept/Program: The first, and the largest, purpose-built ELINT ships. Equipped for
UNREP. Carry SSV (Communications Vessel) numbers.
Classification: Probably Bol'shoy Razvedyatel'niye Korabl' (BRK); Large Intelligence

Ship.
Builders: Yantar Zavod 820, Kaliningrad.
Disposals/Reserve: Class leadship Lira stricken 1998; Aziya and Pribaltika in reserve.
Number Name Year FLT Homeport Notes

SSV-571 Belomor'ye 1986 NOR
Primor'ye class electronic surveillance ships (2 ships)

(Project 394B)
Dimensions: 84.6 x 14 x 7.2 meters/277.6 x 45.9 x 23.6 feet
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 1 shaft, 2,000 bhp, 12.5 knots
Crew: 150
Radar: Mad Hack planar array in SSV-501
Sonar: Bronza array
Armament: SA-N-5/8 SAM positions
Concept/Program: Large ELINT ships converted from sternhaul factory trawlers. Carry
SSV (Communications Vessel) numbers.
Ship.
Builders: 61 Kommunara Zavod, Nikolayev, Ukraine. Built 1969-1973.
Disposals/Reserve: Four stricken and scrapped 1993-1996.

SSV-590 Krym BLK Sevastopol
SSV-591 Kavkaz BLK Sevastopol
Meridian ('Vishnaya') class electronic surveillance ships

(7 ships)
(Project 864)
Dimensions: 94.4 x 14.6 x 4.5 meters/309.7 x 47.9 x 14.7 feet
Propulsion: 2 Sulzer diesels, 2 shafts, 4,400 bhp, 16 knots
Crew: 146 + 6 transients
Sonar: Pamyat hull mounted arrays, HF dipping
Armament: 2 30 mm AA, 2 SA-N-8 SAM positions
Concept/Program: Large, purpose-built ELINT ships. Carry SSV (Communications

Vessel) numbers.

Ship.
Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland.

SSV-520 Meridian 1985 BALT
SSV-169 Tavriya 1986 NOR
SSV-208 Kuril'y 1986 PAC
SSV-535 Kareliya 1986 PAC
SSV-201 Priazov'ye 1987 BLK
SSV-175 Odograf 1988 NOR
SSV-231 Pelengator 1989 BALT
Converted 'Yug' class electronic surveillance ships (2
ships)
(Project 0862.1/0862.2)
Propulsion: 2 Sulzer diesels, 2 shafts, 3,600 bhp, 15.5 knots
Crew: 80
Armament: 2 dual 12.7 mm MG
Concept/Program: Converted from oceanographic research ships. Carry relatively little

ELINT gear, indicating that they may be employed in other forms of intelligence
collection. Carry SSV (Communications Vessel) numbers.
Classification: Probably Sredniy Razvedyatel'niye Korabl' (SRK); Medium Intelligence

Ship.
Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland. Built 1978-????.

SSV-703 Temryuk 19??/89 NOR
SSV-704 19??/90 NOR
Converted 'Moma' class electronic surveillance ships (4

ships)
(Project 861M)
Crew: 80-120
Sonar: Bronza array
Armament: 2 SA-N-5/8 SAM positions
Concept/Program: ELINT ships converted from 'Moma' class survey ships/buoy

tenders. Only two units have undergone major conversions; other conversions are
relatively minor. Carry SSV (Communications Vessel) numbers.
Classification: Probably Mal'yy Razvedyatel'niye Korabl' (MRK); Small Intelligence

Ship.
Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland. Built 1968-1974.
Disposals/Reserve: Six units stricken 1994-96.

Ekvator PAC
Kil'din
Liman
SSV-506 Nakhodka PAC
'Alpinist' class electronic surveillance ships (3 ships)

(Project 503M)
Propulsion: 2 diesel, 1 shaft, 1,320 bhp, 12.5 knots
Crew: 60
Sonar: Paltus-MP
EW: Intercept Arrays
Armament: 2 SA-N-8 SAM positions
Concept/Program: ELINT ships converted from large sternhaul trawlers. Carry GS

(Hydrographic Vessel) numbers.
Classification: Probably Mal'yy Razvedyatel'niye Korabl' (MRK); Small Intelligence

Ship.
Builders: Leninskaya Kuznetsa Zavod, Kiev, Ukraine. Built 1981-82.
Disposals/Reserve: GS-8 stricken 1994.

GS-7 PAC
GS-19 PAC
GS-39 BALT
Discarded Classes: All 'Mayak', Nikolay Zubov, "Okean", 'Pamir' and Keyla class
electronic surveillance ships have been stricken.
Survey & Research Ships
Sibirykov class oceanographic research ships (2 ships)
(Project 873)
Dimensions: 85.65 x 15 x 4.8 meters/281 x 49.2 x 15.7 feet
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 Sulzer diesels, 2 shafts, 6,480 shp, 14 knots
Crew: 58 civilian + 12 mission crew
Concept/Program: Designed for exploration of seafloor mineral resources; carry two

small submersibles.
Classification: Probably Ekspeditsionnoye Okeanograficheskoye Sudno (EOS);

Expeditionary Oceanographc Vessel
Builders: A. Warski SY, Szczecin, Poland.
Name Year FLT Homeport Notes

Sibiryakov 1990 BALT
Romuald Muklevich 1991 NOR
Nikolay Zubov class oceanographic research ships (3

ships)
(Project 850)
Displacement: 3,021-3,123 tons full load
Crew: 68 civilian + 42 mission crew + 36 passengers/transients
Concept/Program: Smaller general-purpose research ships. Elderly, but retained in

service because they are economical to operate. Probably will be discarded soon.
Classification: Probably Ekspeditsionnoye Okeanograficheskoye Sudno (EOS);

Expeditionary Oceanographc Vessel
Builders: A. Warski SY, Szczecin, Poland. Built 1963-68.

Andrey Vil'kitskiy
Boris Davydov
Semen Dezhnev
Yug class oceanographic research ships (8 ships)

(Project 862)
Dimensions: 82.5 x 13.5 x 3.97 meters/270.6 x 44.3 x 13 feet
Crew: 46 civilian + 20 mission crew + 4 passengers/transients
Concept/Program: General-purpose research ships. 6 sisters are in reserve.
Classification: Ekspeditsionnoye Okeanograficheskoye Sudno (EOS); Expeditionary

Oceanographc Vessel

Donuzlav BLK
Gidrolog
Gorizont
Marshal Gelovani
Pegas PAC
Stvor BLK
Tayga
Vitse-Admiral Vorontsov
Reserve Classes: Three Akademik Krylov class oceanographic research ships are in
reserve (one of these remains nominally in commission); three have been stricken.
Discarded Classes: All Abkhaziya class research ships have been stricken; icebreaking
research ship Vladimir Kavrayskiy reported stricken 1995, three Polyus class research
ships stricken 1993-1994, research ship Nevel'skoy to reserve 1991 and stricken 1992.
'Moma' class coastal survey ships/buoy tenders (5 ships)
(Project 861)
Crew: 41 civilian
Concept/Program: Largest survey ships in Russian naval service; like virtually all
Soviet/Russian survey ships, they also serve as buoy tenders. This class has been
extensively exported and converted for other uses, both in the USSR/Russia and abroad.
6 are in reserve and many others have been discarded.
Classification: Probably Gidrogaficheskoye Sudno (GS); Hydrographic Survey Ship.

Andromeda
Antares
Antarktida
Kril'on
Mars
'Samara' class coastal survey ships/buoy tenders (2

ships)
(Project 860, Azimut)
Propulsion: 2 Sulzer diesels, 2 shaft, 3,300 bhp, 15.5 knots
Crew: 45 civilian
Concept/Program: Elderly survey ships; many sisters discarded.
Classification: Probably Gidrogaficheskoye Sudno (GS); Hydrographic Survey Ship.
Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland.

Glubometr 1965 PAC
Pamyat' Merkuriya 1965 BLK
'Finik' class coastal survey ships/buoy tenders (13 ships)

(Project 872)
Dimensions: 61.3 x 11.8 x 3.28 meters/201 x 38.7 x 10.8 feet
Crew: 28 civilian
Concept/Program: Another class of small survey ships/buoy tenders. Five built for
export. One unit serves in an experimental role; many sisters in reserve or discarded.
Classification: Gidrogaficheskoye Sudno (GS); Hydrographic Survey Ship.
Number Year FLT Homeport Notes

GS-44 PAC
GS-84 PAC
GS-87 NOR
GS-260 NOR
GS-272 PAC
GS-278 NOR
GS-294
GS-297 NOR
GS-388 NOR
GS-397 PAC
GS-398 NOR
GS-404 PAC
GS-405 NOR
'Biya' class coastal survey ships/buoy tenders (6 ships)
(Project 871)
Displacement: 723 tons full load
Crew: 25 civilian
Concept/Program: Small survey ships/buoy tenders; many built for export. Many sisters
discarded or in reserve.

GS-193 NOR
GS-200 PAC
GS-202 CASP
GS-210 PAC
GS-214 NOR
GS-273 BLK
'Kamenka' class coastal survey ships/buoy tenders (3

ships)
(Project 870)
Crew: 24 civilian
Concept/Program: Similar to the 'Biya' class, but with larger buoy handling facilities
and no survey launch. Many sisters discarded or in reserve.

GS-78 NOR
GS-199 PAC
GS-211 PAC
'Vinograd' class coastal survey ships (2 ships)

(Project Ayristo)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 598 bhp, 10 knots
Crew: 19 civilian
Concept/Program: Small coastal survey ships.
Builders: Rauma-Repola SY, Savonlinna, Finland.

GS-525 1985 BALT
GS-526 1985 NOR
Discarded Classes: The converted 'Muna' class survey ships were stricken 1996-97.
Trials, Trials Support and Experimental
Ships
Marshal Krylov (Marshal Nedelin class) missile range
instrumentation/space event support ship (1 ship)
(Project 1914/1914.1)
Radar: MR-320 Topaz-B/Strut Pair air/surf search or MR-750 Fregat/Top Plate 3-D air
search, End Tray tracking, Ship Globe tracking
Sonar: Platina-S hull mounted, Uzh dipping
Aviation: Aft helicopter deck and hangar for 2 Ka-32 helicopters
Concept/Program: Intended to serve dual roles as missile range

instrumentation/tracking ships and space event support/communications ships. A third
unit was cancelled, and a modified version being built for civilian service was sold
incomplete. Class leadship stricken 1997.
Classification: Unknown.
Builders: United Admiralty SY, St. Petersburg.

Marshal Krylov 1989 PAC Vladivostok
'Onega' class acoustic trials ships (up to 18 ships)

(Project 1806)
Dimensions: 80 x 11.6 x 3.17-3.27 meters/262.5 x 38.1 x 10.4-10.7 feet
Crew: 88-95
Sonar: Arktika-M passive array
Concept/Program: Apparently intended for monitoring of warship acoustic signatures,

and possibly other related signatures. 18 units remain in existence, but many may be in
reserve; several sisters stricken.
Classification: Gidroakusticheskoye Kontrol'noye Sudno (GKS); Hydroacoustic
Monitoring Ship, and Sudno Fizicheskiy Poley (SFP); Physical Fields Measuring Vessel.
Builders: Zelenodol'sk Zavod. Built 1973-1993.

Akademik Isanin 1994 NOR
Akademik Semenikhin 1992 BALT
Inzhener Akulov 1996 BALT
GKS-224 PAC
GKS-240 NOR
GKS-283
GKS-286 NOR
SFP-52 OAC
SFP-95 NOR
SFP-173 1991 PAC
SFP-177 1991 BLK
SFP-183 BLK
SFP-224
SFP-288
SFP-295 PAC
SFP-372
SFP-542 PAC
SFP-562 NOR
'Potok'/Modified T-58 class weapons trials ship (1 ship)

Crew: 30
Armament: various depending on tests
Concept/Program: Survivor of six purpose-built weapons trials ships, mainly intended

for torpedo testing but also used for other weapons. Modified version of the T-58
minesweeper; replacements for converted T-43 minesweepers.
Classification: Opitnoye Sudno (OS); Experimental Vessel.
Builders: Unknown. Built 1977-1979.

OS-138 Inland
Converted T-43 class acoustic trials ships (up to 6 ships)

(Project 513M)
Dimensions: 58 x 8.5 x 2.3 meters/190.3 x 27.9 x 7.5 feet
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,200 bhp, 14.5 knots
Crew: 60
Sonar: MG-11 Tamir-11 HF, Mars-24KI passive array
Concept/Program: Survivors of 25 minesweepers modified as acoustic monitoring

vessels. Now being discarded. Up to 6 remain from among the units listed below.
Classification: Gidroakusticheskoye Kontrol'noye Sudno (GKS); Hydroacoustic

Monitoring Ship
Builders: Various. Built 1956-1958.

GKS-14
GKS-16
GKS-18
GKS-19
GKS-20
GKS-21 CASP
Reserve Classes: The very large nuclear powered space event support / missile tracking /
communications / command ship Ural has not operated since 1989, and is laid up in
reserve in the Pacific. It is unlikely that she will return to service after such a lengthy
period of inactivity; her operating costs are surely astronomical. The sonar trials ship
Kamchatka has been in reserve since 1993.
Discarded Classes: All 'Desna' and Sibir' class missile range instrumentation ships have
been stricken. The 'Sorum' class trials ship has been stricken; the 'Alpinist' class trials
support ship is out of service, and the 'Natya' class mine countermeasures trials ship was
scrapped in 1997.
Logistics Support Ships
Aleksandr Brykin ('Sadko' class) ballistic missile
transport (1 ship)
(Project 11570)
Dimensions: 159.07 x 23 x 5.48 meters/521.8 x 75.5 x 18 feet
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 12,000 bhp, 16.5 knots
Crew: 148
Cargo: 16 SS-N-20 SLBM; 2902 cubic meters other cargo
Radar: Fregat-MA/Half Plate-A 3-D air search
EW: Bell Shroud intercept, Bell Squat jammer, 2 PK-16 decoy RL, 2 PK-10 decoy RL
Armament: 4 30 mm AA, 2 SA-N-8 SAM position, 1 MRG-14 grenade launcher
Concept/Program: Large missile transport intended to support 'Typhoon' class SSBNs.

Missiles are stored vertically and lifted by a 125-ton crane.
Builders: United Admiralty SY, St. Petersburg

Aleksandr Brykin 1987 NOR
Daugava (modified Amga class) ballistic missile

transport (1 ship)
(Project 1791)
Crew: 56
Armament: 2 dual 25 mm
Concept/Program: Enlarged version of the Amga class transports listed below.
Builders: Krasnoye Sormovo SY, Nizhniy Novgorod.

Daugava 1981 PAC
Vetluga (Amga class) ballistic missile transport (1 ship)

(Project 1791)
Dimensions: 104 x 17.6 x 3.3 meters/341.2 x 57.7 x 10.8 feet (Daugava: 110 x 17.6 x 3.3
meters/361 x 57.7 x 10.8 feet)
Crew: 56
Armament: 2 dual 25 mm
Concept/Program: Ballistic missile transport to support SSBNs. Design is similar to a

small freighter or tanker, and the missiles appear to be carried flat on deck. Class leadship
in reserve.
Builders: Krasnoye Sormovo SY, Nizhniy Novgorod.

Vetluga 1976 PAC
Voronezh ('Lama' class) cruise missile transport (1 ship)

(Project 323A/323B)
Crew: 154 (up to 420 when serving as small craft tenders)
Cargo: 12-18 cruise missiles
Radar: Fut-N/Slim Net or MR-302 Rubka/Strut Curve air/surf. search
Armament: 1 or 2 quad or 2 dual 57mm/70cal DP, 2 or 4 SA-N-5/8 SAM positions, 2
dual 25 mm AA
Concept/Program: Survivor of seven SSM transports; also could serve as tenders to

small patrol/missile craft.
Classification: Plavuchaya Raketno-Tekhnicheskaya Basa (PRTB)
Builders: Black Sea SY, Nikolayev, Ukraine. Built 1963-1979.

Voronezh BLK Sevastopol
'Muna' class coastal munutions transports (up to 15

ships)
(Project 1823/1824)
Propulsion: 1 diesel, 1 shaft, 600 bhp, 11 knots
Crew: 15 + 7 passengers/transients
Cargo: 175 tons
Concept/Program: Small coastal transports for missiles, torpedoes, etc. Of 21 units

built, up to 15 may remain in service.
Classification: Voyennyy Transport (VTR); Military Transport
Builders: ?? SY, Nikolayev, Ukraine; Nakhodka SY. Built 1970-1976.
Discarded Classes: All missile transports of the Yuniy Partizan, 'Andizhan', MP-6 and
'Melitipol' classes have been discarded.
Amur ('Belyanka') class special wastes tankers (2 ships)

(Project 1151.0)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 1 shaft, 9,000 bhp, 15.3 knots
Crew: 86 civilian
Cargo: 1,070 tons
Concept/Program: Special tankers for collection of nuclear plant waste water and spent
cooling rods. A third unit may have been laid down but was not completed.
Builders: Karamaki Zavod, Vyborg.

Amur 1987 NOR Severodvinsk
Pinega 1987 PAC
'Vala' class special wastes tankers (up to 4 ships)
(Project 1783A)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2,600 bhp, 11 knots
Crew: 33
Cargo: 906 tons
Concept/Program: Small tankers employed in the collection (and sometimes dumping)

of liquid nuclear wastes. Some of the units listed below may be in reserve.
Builders: Karamaki Zavod, Vyborg; ?? Zavod, Vladivostok. Built 1964-1971.

TNT-11 NOR
TNT-19 NOR
TNT-23 PAC
TNT-29 NOR
'Luza' class missile fuels tankers (4 ships)

(Project 1541)
Crew: 40 civilian
Cargo: 357 tons missile fuel oxidizer, 152 tons missile fuel
Concept/Program: Small, specially-built tankers to transport missile fuels. Five sisters

discarded.
Builders: Sredniy Neva SY, Kolpino. Built 1960-1962.

Alambay PAC
Barguzin PAC
Don BLK
Selenga BALT
Yauza (Amguema class) polar logistics ship (1 ship)

(Project 550)
Dimensions: 133.1 x 18.8 x 7.6 meters/436.7 x 618 x 25 feet
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 7,200 shp, 15 knots
Crew: 58 civilian
Concept/Program: Icebreaking passenger-cargo ship; sister to numerous civilian units.
Builders: Kherson SY.

Yauza 1974 NOR
Yamal ('Vytegrales' class) logistics ship (1 ship)

(Project 1918)
Propulsion: 1 Burmeister & Wain diesel, 1 shaft, 5,200 bhp, 16 knots
Crew: 60
Concept/Program: Originally built as a merchant timber carrier, then converted to a

space event support ship, then reconverted to a conventional freighter. Numerous other
units of this class have served in various roles.
Builders: Zhdanov Zavod, St. Petersburg. Built 1963-66.

Yamal
Neon Antonov class logistics ships (2 ships)
(Project 1595)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 1 shaft, 7,500 bhp, 18 knots
Crew: 45 + 18 passengers/transients
Concept/Program: Naval units of a class of coastal freighters operated by the Maritime

Border Guard. These units have been employed in commercial cargo carrying since 1992
but remain naval-manned and available for naval use.
Builders: Unknown. Built 1978-1987.

Dvina
Irbit
Yuniy Partizan class logistics ships (2 ships)

(Project 740)
Dimensions: 88.75 x 12.8 x 4.6 meters/291.2 x 42 x 15.1 feet
Propulsion: 1 Sulzer diesel, 1 shaft, 2,080 bhp, 12.8 knots
Crew: 35 civilian
Concept/Program: Small freighters, sisters to 20 built for civilian service. Ufa has been
employed in commercial cargo carrying since 1992 but remains navy-subordinated and
available for naval use.
Builders: Turnu-Severin SY, Romania; Oltenitza SY, Romania.

Pechora 1976 NOR
Ufa 1977 PAC
Miscellaneous Support Ships
Ob' class hospital ships (3 ships)
(Project B-320/B-320 II)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 15,600 bhp, 19.8 knots
Crew: 124 civilian + 83 naval medical + 300 patients or 650 passengers
Aviation: Aft helicopter deck and hangar
Concept/Program: Hospital ships; can also serve as troopships. Class leadship stricken
1997.

Irtysh 1990
Sivr' 1989 NOR
Yenisey 1981 BLK
Ingul ('Klazma') class cable ships (5 ships)

(Project 1112)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 Wartsila diesels, 2 shafts, 4,600 shp, 15.7 knots
Crew: 85-118 civilian
Cargo: 1,600 meters cable
Concept/Program: Large cablelayers; now elderly but replacements cancelled. Several

units stricken.
Classification: Kabel'noye Sudno (KS); Cable Ship.
Builders: Wartsila SY, Turku, Finland.

Yana 1963 NOR
Donets 1968 BALT
Zeya 1970 NOR
Tavda 1977 PAC
Inguri 1978 NOR
Biriusa class coastal cable ship (1 ship)

(Project 1175)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 Wartsila diesels, 2 shafts, 1,700 shp, 11.8 knots
Crew: 48 civilian
Cargo: 600 tons cable
Concept/Program: Smaller cable ship; an enlarged version of the previous class. Sister
Biriusa is in reserve.
Classification: Probably Kabel'noye Sudno (KS); Cable Ship.
Builders: Wartsila, Turku, Finland.

Kem' 1986 PAC
Emba class coastal cable ship (1 ship)

(Project 1172)
Propulsion: Diesele-electric, 2 Wartsila diesels, 2 shafts, 1,360 shp, 11.8 knots
Crew: 38 civilian
Cargo: 300 tons cable
Concept/Program: Small cable ship for operations in shallows, rivers and harbors. One
sister in reserve, one discarded.
Classification: Probably Kabel'noye Sudno (KS); Cable Ship.
Builders: Wartsila, Turku, Finland.

Setun' 1981 BLK
Smol'nyy class training ships (2 ships)
(Project 887)
Crew: 132 + 30 instructors + 300 cadets
Radar: Angara-M/Head Net-C 3-D air search
Sonar: Shelon hull mounted MF
EW: Watch Dog intercept
Armament: 2 dual 76.2mm/59cal DP, 2 dual 30 mm AA, 1 RBU-2500 ASW RL
Concept/Program: Purpose-built training ships; replaced the Sverdlov class cruisers

previously used in the role. Sister Khasan in reserve.
Classification: Uchebnoye Sudno (US); Training Ship.

Smol'nyy 1976 BALT Kronshtadt
Perekop 1978 BALT Kronshtadt
Discarded Classes: The 'Urga' class training ship Gangut was stricken 1997; sister
Borodino stricken 1996.
'Kashtan' class large mooring/buoy tenders (6 ships)

Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 3,000 shp, 13.75 knots
Cargo: ?? tons plus 300 tons fuel
Concept/Program: Very large mooring/buoy tenders with a 100 ton heavy lift gantry at
the stern. Developed from the previous 'Sura' class. Pacific fleet units have been
employed in commercial cargo carrying since 1992 but remain naval-manned and
available for naval use.
Classification: Kilektor (KIL); Mooring Tender.
Builders: VEB Neptunwerft, Rostock, East Germany.

Disposals/Reserve: KIL-140 reclassified as SS-750, submersible support ship, in 1995.
KIL-158 to Ukraine.

Aleksandr Pushkin 1988 BALT ex-KIL-926
KIL-143 1989 NOR Murmansk
KIL-164 1989 NOR Murmansk
KIL-168 1990 PAC Vladivostok
'Sura' class large mooring/buoy tenders (5 ships)

(Project 145)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,780 shp, 13.2 knots
Crew: 45 civilian
Cargo: 460 tons plus 300 tons fuel
Concept/Program: Large buoy/mooring tenders with a 65 ton heavy lift gantry at the
stern. Several sisters discarded or in reserve.
Classification: Kilektor (KIL); Mooring Tender.
Builders: VEB Neptunwerft, Rostock, East Germany. Built 1965-1978.

KIL-21 PAC
KIL-22 NOR
KIL-25 BLK
KIL-27 PAC
KIL-31 NOR
Ivan Susanin port icebreaker (1 ship)

(Project 97P)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 2 shafts, 4,800 shp, 14 knots
Crew: 120
Aviation: aft helicopter deck
Concept/Program: Former KGB patrol icebreaker disarmed and transferred to the navy
as a port icebreaker. Similar to the Dobrynya Nikitich class, below.
Builders: Admiralty SY, St. Petersburg.
Disposals/Reserve: Ruslan stricken 1996.

Ivan Susanin 1973 PAC
Dobrynya Nikitich class port icebreakers (5 ships)

(Project 97)
Dimensions: 67.7 x 18.3 x 5.5 meters/222 x 60 x 18 feet
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 2 shafts, 5,400 shp, 14.5 knots; 1 bow shaft
Crew: 48
Concept/Program: Naval units of a large class (20 units) built for both naval and
civilian use.
Builders: Admiralty SY, St. Petersburg. Built 1959-1974.
Disposals/Reserve: Vyuga stricken 1991, Il'ya Muromets stricken 1993.

Dobrynya Nikitich 1960 BLK
Purga 1961 BALT
Buran 1966 BALT
Sadko 1968 PAC
Peresvet 1970 NOR
'Tomba' class generator ship (1 ship)
(Project 305)
Dimensions: 108.6 x 16.5 x 4.5 meters/356.3 x 54 x 14.8 feet
Crew: 63
Concept/Program: Survivor of four ships built to provide electricity and steam to Kiev
class carriers while in port. Likely to be discarded soon.
Classification: Elektrostantsiye Nativatel'noye Sudno (ENS); Electric Power Station and

Steam-Source Ship)

ENS-348 1978 PAC
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Russian General Support Auxiliaries

Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are listed in italics.

Fleets: The following abbreviations are used to indicate fleet assignements:

Electronic Surveillance Ships

Classification: Probably Bol'shoy Razvedyatel'niye Korabl' (BRK); Large Intelligence

Builders: Yantar Zavod 820, Kaliningrad.

Number Name Year FLT Homeport Notes

Primor'ye class electronic surveillance ships (2 ships)

Builders: 61 Kommunara Zavod, Nikolayev, Ukraine. Built 1969-1973.

Disposals/Reserve: Four stricken and scrapped 1993-1996.

Number Name Year FLT Homeport Notes

Meridian ('Vishnaya') class electronic surveillance ships

Concept/Program: Large, purpose-built ELINT ships. Carry SSV (Communications

Classification: Probably Bol'shoy Razvedyatel'niye Korabl' (BRK); Large Intelligence

Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland.

Number Name Year FLT Homeport Notes

Concept/Program: Converted from oceanographic research ships. Carry relatively little

Classification: Probably Sredniy Razvedyatel'niye Korabl' (SRK); Medium Intelligence

Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland. Built 1978-????.

Number Name Year FLT Homeport Notes

Converted 'Moma' class electronic surveillance ships (4

Concept/Program: ELINT ships converted from 'Moma' class survey ships/buoy

Classification: Probably Mal'yy Razvedyatel'niye Korabl' (MRK); Small Intelligence

Disposals/Reserve: Six units stricken 1994-96.

Number Name Year FLT Homeport Notes

'Alpinist' class electronic surveillance ships (3 ships)

Concept/Program: ELINT ships converted from large sternhaul trawlers. Carry GS

Classification: Probably Mal'yy Razvedyatel'niye Korabl' (MRK); Small Intelligence

Builders: Leninskaya Kuznetsa Zavod, Kiev, Ukraine. Built 1981-82.

Disposals/Reserve: GS-8 stricken 1994.

Number Name Year FLT Homeport Notes

Concept/Program: Designed for exploration of seafloor mineral resources; carry two

Classification: Probably Ekspeditsionnoye Okeanograficheskoye Sudno (EOS);

Builders: A. Warski SY, Szczecin, Poland.

Name Year FLT Homeport Notes

Nikolay Zubov class oceanographic research ships (3

Concept/Program: Smaller general-purpose research ships. Elderly, but retained in

Classification: Probably Ekspeditsionnoye Okeanograficheskoye Sudno (EOS);

Builders: A. Warski SY, Szczecin, Poland. Built 1963-68.

Yug class oceanographic research ships (8 ships)

Concept/Program: General-purpose research ships. 6 sisters are in reserve.

Classification: Ekspeditsionnoye Okeanograficheskoye Sudno (EOS); Expeditionary

Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland. Built 1978-1983.

Name Year FLT Homeport Notes

Classification: Probably Gidrogaficheskoye Sudno (GS); Hydrographic Survey Ship.

Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland. Built 1967-1974.

Name Year FLT Homeport Notes

'Samara' class coastal survey ships/buoy tenders (2

Concept/Program: Elderly survey ships; many sisters discarded.

Classification: Probably Gidrogaficheskoye Sudno (GS); Hydrographic Survey Ship.

Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland.

'Finik' class coastal survey ships/buoy tenders (13 ships)

Classification: Gidrogaficheskoye Sudno (GS); Hydrographic Survey Ship.

Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland. Built 1979-1981.

Number Year FLT Homeport Notes

Classification: Gidrogaficheskoye Sudno (GS); Hydrographic Survey Ship.

Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland. Built 1972-1976.

Number Year FLT Homeport Notes

'Kamenka' class coastal survey ships/buoy tenders (3

Classification: Gidrogaficheskoye Sudno (GS); Hydrographic Survey Ship.

Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland. Built 1968-1972.

'Vinograd' class coastal survey ships (2 ships)

Concept/Program: Small coastal survey ships.