Vishnya-class intelligence ship
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The Vishnya class (NATO reporting name) (also known as the Meridian class),[2] Soviet designation Project 864,[2] are a group of intelligence collection ships built for the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. The ships continue in service with the Russian Navy.[3] The Russian Navy operates seven of these ships.[2]
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SSV-535 Kareliya (foreground) and USS Texas in 1988 | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Stocznia Północna, Gdańsk, Poland |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Balzam class |
Succeeded by | Yury Ivanov class |
In commission | 1985–present |
Planned | 7 |
Completed | 7 |
Active | 7 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Intelligence collection ship |
Displacement | 3,470 tons full load |
Length | 91.5 m (300 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2x Zgoda Sulzer 12AV 25/30 diesel engines, 4,400 bhp (3,300 kW) |
Speed | 16 knots |
Complement | 146 (= 6 passengers) |
Sensors and processing systems | Radar:[1] MR-212/201 (Palm Frond) Sonar: MG-349, MGP-303 |
Electronic warfare & decoys | Various intercept arrays and radio direction finding equipment |
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