December 26, 2015

The Igor Belousov (Игорь Белоусов) joins the Russian Navy

Igor Belousov (Игорь Белоусов) Project 21300
Photo Credit - http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/56753/
According to media reports ( tass.ruportnews.ru, etc ) the latest deep water search and rescue ship of the Russian Navy was commissioned and hoisted the Russian naval ensign on December 25th 2015 at a ceremony in St Petersburg.  What I find interesting about this is the route mentioned to transfer the ship to Vladivostok, which will be its home port:
The Russian Navy intends to send the rescue vessel Igor Belousov to its base in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East "across all the oceans" rather than via the Northern Sea Route, Bursuk said. "A final route for the ship has not yet been approved but most likely it will run across all the oceans rather than via the Northern Sea Route to check the vessel in various latitudes. We plan to start the transfer in the spring of 2016," Bursuk said. -tass.ru
To visualize, if your geography is rusty, here is an illustration of St Petersburg to Vladivostok. By plane, it's a long flight; by ship, it is considerably longer.



Arguably going around the southern tip of Africa or through the Red Sea is the logical route for the time of year; I would think the Northern route would be at least partially iced over during the spring.  Indeed taking the southern route will take the Igor Belousov through the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean - touching all off the earth's oceans.  I've been speculating they may cross the North Atlantic, go to Cuba, maybe Nicaragua, then head to Vladivostok via the Southern tip of Africa.  Those same stops have been made by the Nikolay Chiker in 2014 and the RV Yantar in 2015. Of course, they might just go through the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.  Time will tell.

Reference:
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/search.php?query=Igor+Belousov&x=0&y=0
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/index/search/all?keyword=IGOR+BELOUSOV



December 13, 2015

US nuclear strike aircraft forward deploy to Turkish airbase with nuclear weapons.

I find it strange that I didn't see any news media warning of the preparations for nuclear war, as all the signs have been broadcast by the Americans; carefully and openly messaging to the other nuclear superpowers their intent to upgrade their nuclear stockpile, and now deploying F-15E Strike Eagles to the Incirlik Air Base where American nuclear weapons are stored in vaults under hardened strike fighter hangars.  How come more people don't know that small detail?

USAF F-15E Strike Eagles arriving at Incirlik Air Base (November 2015)



Timeline for Incirlik Air Base Air-Power Build Up

August 2015

  • Six USAF F-16 fighters deployed to Incirlik Air Base reportedly for a ground-attack role

October 2015

  • A dozen A-10s are deployed to Incirlik Air Base, to replace F-16s

November 2015

  • Six F-15C Eagles from 48th Fighter Wing RAF Lakenheath (493d Fighter Squadron) are deployed to Incirlik Air Base to maintain air superiority.
  • An unknown number of F-15E Strike Eagles from 492d Fighter Squadron or 494th Fighter Squadron are deployed to Incirlik Air Base, in at least two waves.  Their role has been officially described as striking ISIS targets in concert with the A-10 Warthogs.  F-15 Strike Eagles happen to also be nuclear-strike capable using the B-61.

B-61 Mark 12 Nuclear Weapon


The B-61 nuclear weapon has been the backbone of the USAF nuclear gravity bomb arsenal for decades.  The latest upgrade to the B-61, the Mark 12, is a considerable upgrade, and some would say a whole new weapon.

Depending on the source you reference, somewhere between 50-90 B-61 nuclear weapons are currently being stored in WS3 vaults, waiting for the order to strike, at the Incirlik Air Base.  This does not take into account the new B-61-12 which is being rolled out, so the numbers may need adjusting.

An overview of the nuclear weapons storage vaults:

Here we have a video of an F-15E Strike Eagle of the 53d Test and Evaluation Group (Tail Code OT) dropping an inert B-61-12, the newest US Nuclear gravity bomb.




The Russian Federation has protested that the Americans are upgrading and adding to their nuclear arsenal, but the United States maintains it is a minor lifecycle change to an existing weapons system.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/09/23/russia-warns-response-to-reported-us-nuke-buildup-turkey-europe.html

B61-12 Reading Material:
Webinar: Is It Time to Boot the B61 Nuclear Bomb?
https://youtu.be/pXGnUY8OkTU
http://fas.org/programs/ssp/nukes/publications1/Brief2014_PREPCOM2.pdf
Upgrades At US Nuclear Bases In Europe Acknowledge Security Risk
http://fas.org/blogs/security/2015/09/nuclear-insecurity/
America's Most Dangerous Nuclear Weapon Passes Critical Test (Dave Majumdar, November 20th 2015)
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/americas-most-dangerous-nuclear-weapon-passes-critical-test-14403
MIT Professor Shames US for ‘Fictitious and Bizarre’ Idea that New Nuclear B61-12 Bomb Could Win War (July 11th 2015)
http://www.globalresearch.ca/mit-prof-shames-us-for-fictitious-and-bizarre-idea-that-new-nuclear-b61-12-bomb-could-win-war/5461947
B61-12 Bomb: Worth Its Weight In Gold- And Causing A Lot Of Trouble. (November 10th 2015)
http://nukewatch.org/B61.html

The Incirlik Air Base has been described by Western media as being a small airbase operating in the South of Turkey.  Have a look at the maps below and consider that this is being called a small airbase.  Also consider that there are at least 50 nuclear bombs in storage there, for at least a dozen USAF F-15E Strike Eagles to use, and an additional 40 in storage for the Turkish Air Force F-16s to use.  Note the concrete "hard stands" around the runway that can fit dozens of fully armed and fueled strike fighters, several refueling planes, or heavy bombers.  Does this look like a disused little airstrip, or an upgraded air base?




DECEMBER 16th UPDATE:

It looks like the Americans are withdrawing their nuclear capable F-15E Strike Eagles from Incirlik Air Base, just a couple of days after negotiations with the Russians.  I suspect this is one part of several concessions made by both sides to de-escalate the brinksmanship that's been going on between NATO and Russia over Syria.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/us-withdraws-f-15-eagles-from-turkeys-incirlik-base-.aspx?PageID=238&NID=92590&NewsCatID=341
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/apexchange/2015/12/16/us--united-states-islamic-state-turkeky.html
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/us-withdrawing-12-warplanes-from-turkish-air-base/
http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2015/12/16/12-usaf-f-15-fighters-returning-raf-lakenheath-turkey/77419528/
http://sputniknews.com/world/20151216/1031832514/f15-us-base-turkey.html



November 12, 2015

The Igor Belousov (Игорь Белоусов); finished deep water tests, on to sea trials

Igor Belousov (Игорь Белоусов) Project 21300
Photo Credit - http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/56753/

Credit: arms-expo.ru
The Igor Belousov / Игорь Белоусов, aka "Project 21300", just finished deep water testing with their divers operating in 100 meters (328 feet) of water, using pressurized diving bells and compression chambers, in multiple shifts, simulating rescue operations of a disabled submarine over a three day period which included oxy-acetylene cutting, hydraulic tools, compressed air, and rescue simulations with their rescue sub.  This is significant because it marks a return of the Russian Navy to truly deep water rescue capability - the first time in 25 years that they have been able to conduct sustained exercises at that depth, over multiple days.

credit: bastion-karpenko.ru
What I find especially interesting is that Project 21300 is being constructed at the same St Petersburg shipyard as the RV Yantar (of previous blog posts).  You will notice that the same type of door is on the right side of the ship, allowing the manned submersible to dock with the decompression chambers in the bowels of the ship.  There is also a moon-pool allowing the diving bell to be lowered to the ocean's bottom, and for underwater operations to be covertly performed.  The diving bell also attaches to the same decompression chambers, allowing both manned vehicles to use the same decompression chamber.  You'll also notice the hull and profile of the ship are almost identical.

Pressurized Diving Bell
Credit: arms-expo.ru
But the similarities don't end at their looks; both are equipped with remotely operated submersibles, and both are equipped with tow-behind side-scan sonar to detect items on the ocean's floor. I'm sure there are other similarities, but those are the ones that jump out at me.

At this moment the Igor Belousov is out on sea trials for a 36 day tour, and is supposed to be commissioned before the end of 2015.



---------------

Reference:
http://russianships.info/eng/rescue/project_21300.htm
http://7fbtk.blogspot.ca/2015/09/musical-submarine-rescue-ships.html

November 10, 2015

Was the Marshal Krylov / Маршал Крылов watching the US Navy ballistic missile test too?

US Navy Air Photo from May 1990 (U)
taken with the famous KA-99 low altitude panoramic camera
On Monday September 21st 2015 the Marshal Krylov (Маршал Крылов) set sail from the home of the Russian Pacific Fleet, Vladivostok. I believe it was back in the harbour by September 27th, but I don't really know how long it was out of port, as it could have just been out briefly for a pre-deployment shakedown. Commissioned in 1990 as a Soviet missile range instrumentation ship, it was designed to track ballistic missiles and satellites during testing. I bet those same antennas could be used to track anything, or watch any test, of anyone's ballistic missiles.

On October 22nd 2015 @7FBTK speculated that the Marshal Krylov was being moved by two tugs ("MB-92" and "MB-93") from the Slavyanka Shipyard.

On November 7th 2015 the US Navy launched at least one ballistic missile across the Pacific between its test ranges, as famously seen in Los Angeles as a "UFO".

I wonder if Marshal Krylov was at sea, and watching too?  I'm not sure in what state of refurbishment she's in currently




(Original Source Unknown)
Here are some plans that I can't believe are on the internet:









Reference:

November 09, 2015

Russian Navy Varag flotilla passes through the Tsushima Strait

Thanks to the Japanese Ministry of Defense (and @7FBTK who noticed they posted the press release), we now have excellent pictures of the Russian Navy Varag flotilla headed to the Bay of Bengal for military exercises with the Indian Navy (that I mentioned previously) under the command of Rear Admiral Alexander Yuldashev (контр-адмирала Александра Юлдашева)

These pictures were taken by a Japanese P-3C Orion on November 4th 2015 while the ships passed through the Tsushima Strait, between Japan and South Korea.

( Reference: http://www.mod.go.jp/js/Press/press2015/press_pdf/p20151105_01.pdf )


Slava-Class Missile Cruiser Varyag (Варяг) №2010
Photo Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense
November 4th 2015 / Tsushima Strait

Sovremenny-Class Destroyer Bystryy (Быстрый) №715
Photo Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense
November 4th 2015 / Tsushima Strait

Ingul-Class Salvage Tug Alatau (Алатау) №02672
Photo Credit: Japanese Ministry of DefenseNovember 4th 2015 / Tsushima Strait

Boris Chilikin-Class Fleet Oiler Boris Butoma (Борис Бутома) №621
Photo Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense
November 4th 2015 / Tsushima Strait



RFS Nikolay Chiker towing the 55,000 ton Admiral Kuznetsov in rough seas (~2012)

Russian Navy ensign
While I haven't found the exact date of this operation, my understanding is it was in 2012 when the Admiral Kuznetsov (Адмира́л Кузнецо́в or Адмира́л фло́та Сове́тского Сою́за Кузнецо́в) experienced engine trouble and had to be towed by the RFS Nikolay Chiker (Николай Чикер), one of the most powerful tugs in the world, and specifically built for just such a task.  This is exactly why the Russian Navy often deploys an ocean going tug in their flotillas.

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov


November 07, 2015

Canadian Forces smuggling illegal arms into Northern Iraq? Not exactly.

The Mediterranean. 6 September 2014
A technician signals a CC-130J Hercules aircraft to stop on an airfield during Operation IMPACT
in the Mediterranean on September 6, 2014.
(Photo: MCpl Patrick Blanchard, Canadian Forces Combat Camera)
(Used without Permission)

This is a first; I've never felt any compulsion to post anything about Canadian Forces' OP Impact; the Canadian contribution against ISIS/ISIL/IS.  However, November 7th there was a buzz on the Twitterverse about the Iraqi Ministry of Defence claiming they caught both a Canadian Forces and Swedish Armed Forces cargo flights with "illegal" weapons aboard, insinuating they were smuggling them to Kurdish forces in Northern Iraq - a no-no, especially when the Iraqi Government is supposed to be our friend. (ref: http://mod.mil.iq/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1738 )

Specifically there were silenced weapons aboard the plane that were not on the shipping manifest, and therefore considered by the local Iraqi General at the Martyr Mohammad Alaa-air base to be contraband, and worthy of confiscating.  It seems the Canadian Forces crew didn't agree, and the CC-130 Hercules transport stayed for four days (October 28 - October 31) before being allowed to fly back to Kuwait.

Further reports arose that the planes were carrying light and medium weapons destined for Northern Iraq, but the ones that were objectionable were silenced "MP4" sub-machineguns.  Unfortunately, there is no such thing as an MP4; there is an H&K MP5, and a Colt M4 carbine (Colt Canada C8SFW); both of which could come in a silenced variant.  I'm guessing the objectionable silenced weapons were MP5s, as they were referred to as "pistols" not "rifles", and the M4 looks (to me) like it would be called a rifle before it would be called a pistol.

From what I gather, all flights to Northern Iraq need to stop in Baghdad for an inspection and to confirm the manifest fits the cargo that's being transported.  The Iraqi government still isn't cool with the Kurds up North having their own independent state, but they are both pretty busy fighting ISIS/ISIL/IS at the moment, so they are too busy to fight each other (good).

KAC MP5-SD / silencertalk.com


Besides the fact this was a little embarrassing, and gave Canada a black mark momentarily as an arms smuggler, it seems cooler heads prevailed and our diplomats have made up; we're friends again, and the arms that were turned away will fly on through to our JTF2 team in Northern Iraq, as they should have initially.  I guess a local Iraqi General was flexing his muscles, and without the right forms he made a stink insinuating the arms were going to the Kurds, and they don't want the Kurds to have silencers.

So what happened really?  Who knows, but I have a guess.  JTF2 was sent last year to Northern Iraq to act in an advisory capacity, and NOT be involved in toe-to-toe fighting with ISIS/ISIL/IS.  We can assume that their mission has changed (mission creep), and they are planning for close quarters fighting, maybe a rescue mission or something on the horizon.  To do that, they want their favourite bits of close quarters kit from back home; like the silenced H&K MP5.  If this cargo flight was scheduled months in advance, this might have been a last minute "just throw it in the back", after all, it's only EIGHT sub-machine guns.  Given that these silenced MP5s are being sent to our forces in Northern Iraq it's safe to assume they have an operational need for them (ie, kicking in doors).  The official excuse from one of the Kurdish officials was they are training Kurds near towns and don't want to spook the locals with loud sounds, so they needed silenced weapons.  If you believe that, well... good luck.

2015.11.10 Update: The Ottawa Citizen and Toronto Star have FINALLY picked up this story (still with no in-depth analysis), and CBC still hasn't touched it.  Incredible.

NRT / Nalia Media Corporation (Nov 3)
http://www.nrttv.com/EN/Details.aspx?Jimare=4011
Voice of Iraq (Nov 3)
http://www.sotaliraq.com/newsitem.php?id=304769#axzz3qqBCKTJp
Iraqi Ministry of Defense Press Release (Nov 6)
http://www.mod.mil.iq/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1737
Iraqi Ministry of Defense Press Release (Nov 7)
http://mod.mil.iq/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1738
Swedish Press (Nov 7)
http://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/uppgifter-svensk-vapentransport-stoppad-i-irak
Ottawa Citizen (Nov 9)
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/iraqis-sieze-canadian-forces-aircraft-accuse-military-of-moving-weapons-to-kurds-without-permission
Toronto Star (Nov 10)
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/11/10/canadian-military-plane-detained-in-iraq-for-several-days-defence.html

November 04, 2015

The Russian Navy Pacific Fleet Flagship is on the move

While waiting for the Fotiy Krylov to arrive back in Vladivostok, I've been paying more attention than usual to Russian Pacific fleet movements.  I was happy to see something in my morning Twitter feed from @7FBTK and @az1ok about a flotilla, including the Pacific Fleet flagship Varyag, leaving Vladivostok, headed to the Indian port of Visakhapatnam ( Original source here )

Last November, a Russian Pacific Fleet flotilla headed down to the Coral Sea and spooked the Australians who were hosting the G20 summit in Sydney.  Was that Russian President Vladimir Putin flexing his muscles? Or just an exercise that had been planned long before?  Who's to say...

This time the ships are headed for joint exercises with the Indian Navy, under the command of Rear Admiral Alexander Yuldashev (контр-адмирала Александра Юлдашева - a quickly rising star in the Russian Navy, from what I gather).  The visit is expected to last six days.  December 7th to 9th they will be moored in port conducting team building exercises and cultural exchanges.  December 10th to 12th they will be conducting naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal, including live fire exercises.  This is a follow-up visit to last summer's Sea of Japan joint drills with the Indian Navy.

The Russian Pacific Fleet flotilla taking part in the deployment is comprised of the following ships:
  • Slava-Class Missile Cruiser Varyag (Варяг) №2010
  • Sovremenny-Class Destroyer Bystryy (Быстрый) №715
  • Ingul-Class Salvage Tug Alatau (Алатау) №02672
  • Boris Chilikin-Class Fleet Oiler Boris Butoma (Борис Бутома) №621

Slava-Class Missile Cruiser Varyag (Варяг) №2010

Slava-Class Missile Cruiser Varyag 
Source: The-Blueprints.com
Slava-Class Missile Cruiser Varyag - Flagship of the Russian Pacific Fleet
(date and exact location in China unknown)
Photo: Guang Niu/Getty Images

(ripped from russianships.info)

Guided Missile Cruisers
Project 1164 Atlant
NATO: Slava Class


Completed
3 + 3 units

Ships
Project 1164 - Shipyard named after 61 kommunara, Nikolaev - 3+1 units
Name
Yard №
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Note
Slava
№2008
5.11.1976
27.07.1979
30.12.1982
from 15.05.1995 - Moskva
Admiral flota Lobov
№2009
5.10.1978
25.02.1982
15.09.1986
from 23.03.1985 - Marshal Ustinov
Chervona Ukraina
№2010
31.07.1979
28.08.1983
25.12.1989
from 21.12.1995 - Varyag
Komsomolets
№2011
29.08.1984
11.08.1990
-
not completed, с 23.03.1985 - Admiral flota Lobov
Project 11641 - Shipyard named after 61 kommunara, Nikolaev - 0+2 units
Name
Yard №
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Note
Rossiya
№2012
-
-
-
cancelled and disassembled, from 30.12.1987 - Oktyabr`skaya revolyutsiya
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov
№2013
-
-
-
cancelled and disassembled

General characteristics - Project 1164
Displacement (tons):
Standard:9300 (Project 11641 – 9500)
Full load:11280 т (Project 11641 – 11530)
Dimensions (m):
Length:186 м (Project 11641 – 192)
Beam:20,8
Draft:6,28
Speed (knots):32,5
Range:8070 nmi (18 knots), 2500 nmi (30 knots), 2200 nmi (32,5 knots)
Autonomy (days):30
Propulsion:2x71000 hp GTA M-21 (10000 hp M-70, 2x27500 hp M-8KF, 1x6000 hp steam turbine) (Project 11641 - 2x65000 hp GTA (10000 hp M-70, 2x27500 hp M-8KF)), 2 fixed pitch propellers, 6x1500 kW turbine-type generators, 6x1250 kW turbine-type generators
Armament:8x2 SM-248 «Bazalt» anti-ship missile complexlaunchers (from №2010 – «Vulkan» (P-1000 missiles (3M70)) – «Argon-1164» fire control system (16 P-500 missiles (4K80))
8x1 B-204 «Fort» SAM system launchers (64 V-500R missiles (5V55RM))
2x2 ZIF-122 4K33 «Osa-M» SAM system launchers (40 9M33 missiles) – 4R-33 fire control system (not on Project 11641)
5 3M87 «Kortik» CIWS modules– 2x(8 SAM 9М311 launchers, 2x6 30 mm) – Project 11641
1x2 130 mm AK-130 (600 rounds) – MR-184 «Lev-218» fire control system
6x6 30 mm AK-630 (48000 rounds) – 2 MR-123 «Vympel-A» fire control systems (not on Project 11641)
2x1 45 mm 21KM
URPK-6 «Vodopad-NK» launchers (83R, 84R anti-submarine guided missiles) – Project 11641
2x5 533 mm PTA-53-1134 torpedo tubes (10 SET-65 torpedoes) – not on Project 11641
2x12 RBU-6000 «Smerch-2» (144 RGB-60) – «Burya» fire control system
1 Ka-25Tc helicopter (Project 11641 – Ka-27Tc)
Electronics:MR-800 «Flag» radar complex (MR-600 «Voskhod» air/surface search radar, MR-700 «Fregat-M» air/surface search radar (№2008, №2009) or MR-750 «Fregat-MA» (№2010, №2011)) (Project 11641 – «Flag-M» radar complex), «Pozitiv» radar (Project 11641), 2 MP-150 «Gurzuf-A» ESM Radar systems (Project 1164), 2 MP-152 «Gurzuf-B» ESM Radar systems (Project 1164), MR-262 «Ograda» ESM Radar system (Project 1164), MP-401 «Start» ESM Radar system (Project 1164), MP-407 «Start-2» ESM Radar system (Project 1164), «Kantata» ESM Radar system (Project 11641), MRP-52 «Kol`tco» reconnaissance radar, 2 «Vaygach» navigation radars (Project 11641 - MR-212/201 «Vaygach-U»), MGK-335 «Platina» sonar, «Lesorub-1164» combat information control system, «Korvet-5» satellite communication system (Project 11641 – «Korall-BN-2»), R-790 «Tcunami-BM» satellite communication system, «Kristall» satellite communication system, «Tayfun-2» communication system, «Salgir-UZ» navigational complex
PK-10 «Smely» decoy RL (12 KT-216 launchers), PK-2M decoy RL (2 ZIF-121 launchers) – «Tertciya» fire control system
Complement:485 (66 officers)


Modernizations
On Moskva, Marshal Ustinov - P-500 «Bazalt» anti-ship cruise missiles were replaced by P-1000 «Vulkan»
On Varyag in 2006-07 MR-123 «Vympel-A» fire control system was replaced by MR-123-02/3 «Bagira» fire control system
On Moskva in 2013 MR-123 «Vympel-A» bow fire control system was replaced by MR-123-02/3 «Bagira» fire control system
On Moskva in 2013 was added MR-231-3 navigation radar
On Moskva in 2013 was added «Tsentavr-NM-1» satellite communication complex
On Marshal Ustinov in 2014 MR-600 «Voskhod» air/surface search radar was replaced by MR-650 «Podberezovik-ET2»
On Marshal Ustinov in 2015 MGK-335 «Platina» sonar complex was replaced by «Zarya-SK» sonar complex


Fleets
Black Sea Fleet: Slava
Northern Fleet: Marshal Ustinov
Pacific Fleet: Chervona Ukraina


Hull Numbers
Marshal Ustinov: 118(1986), 088(1987), 070(1990), 055(1993)
Slava: 126(1983), 108(1983), 103(1984), 106(1987), 121(1990)
Chervona Ukraina: 119(1989), 031(09.1990), 011(1994)


Decommissioned
---

Export
Ukraine: 0+1 unit
Ukraina (till 17.12.1993 Komsomolets)


Sovremenny-Class Destroyer Bystryy (Быстрый) №715


Sovremenny-Class Destroyer Bystryy
Source, Date & Location Unknown




(ripped from russianships.info)

Destroyers
Project 956 Sarych
Project 956E
Project 956EM

NATO: Sovremenny Class


Completed
21 + 4 units

Ships
Project 956 - 17+4 units
Name
Yard №
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Note
Shipyard named after A.A. Zhdanov, Leningrad (Sankt-Peterburg) (from 2.02.1989 "Severnaya verf`") - 17+3 units
Sovremennyy
№861
3.03.1976
18.11.1978
25.12.1980
Otchayannyy
№862
4.03.1977
29.03.1980
30.09.1982
Otlichnyy
№863
22.04.1978
21.03.1981
30.09.1983
Osmotritelnyy
№864
27.10.1978
24.04.1982
30.09.1984
Bezuprechnyy
№865
29.01.1981
25.07.1983
6.11.1985
Boevoy
№866
26.03.1982
4.08.1984
28.09.1986
Stoykiy
№867
28.09.1982
27.07.1985
31.12.1986
Okrylyonnyy
№868
16.04.1983
31.05.1986
30.12.1987
Burnyy
№869
4.11.1983
30.12.1986
30.09.1988
Veduschiy
№870
23.11.1984
30.05.1987
30.12.1988
from 18.08.1988 - Gremyaschiy
Bystryy
№871
29.10.1985
28.11.1987
30.09.1989
Rastoropnyy
№872
15.08.1986
4.06.1988
30.12.1989
Bezboyaznennyy
№873
8.01.1987
18.02.1989
28.12.1990
Bezuderzhnyy
№874
24.02.1987
30.09.1989
25.06.1991
from 9.12.2007 - Gremyaschiy
Bespokoynyy
№875
18.04.1987
9.06.1990
28.12.1991
Moskovskiy Komsomolets
№876
7.04.1988
19.01.1991
30.12.1992
from 15.02.1992 - Nastoychivyy
Besstrashnyy
№877
6.05.1988
28.12.1991
30.12.1993
from 29.06.2004 - Admiral Ushakov
Buynyy
№880
1991
-
-
scrap in 1995
Vechnyy
№881
1992
-
-
scrap in 1995
-
№882?
-
-
-
scrap in 1995
Shipyard named after 61 kommunara, Nikolaev - 0+1 unit
Vnushitelnyy
№2211
30.08.1983
17.10.1987
-
not completed
Project 956E - Shipyard named after A.A. Zhdanov, Leningrad (Sankt-Peterburg) (from 2.02.1989 "Severnaya verf`") - 2 units
Name
Yard №
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Note
Vazhnyy
№878
4.11.1988
27.05.1994
25.12.1999
Laid down by Project 956. From 27.04.1996 - Ekaterinburg, from 17.09.1998 - Vazhnyy
Vdumchivyy
№879
22.04.1989
16.04.1999
25.11.2000
Laid down by Project 956. From 11.10.1995 - Alexandr Nevskiy, then - Vdumchivyy
Project 956EM - "Severnaya verf`", Sankt-Peterburg - 2 units
Name
Yard №
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Note
Vnushitelnyy
№891
3.07.2002
27.04.2004
28.12.2005
Vechnyy
№892
15.11.2002
23.07.2004
28.09.2006

General characteristics - Project 956
Displacement (tons):
Standard:6500
Full load:7940
Dimensions (m):
Length:156,5
Beam:17,19
Draft:5,96
Speed (knots):32,7
Range:3920 nmi (18 knots), 1345 nmi (32,7 knots)
Autonomy (days):30
Propulsion:2x50000 hp GTZA-674, 2 fixed pitch propellers, 2x1200 kW AK-1V turbine-type generators, 4x600 kW DGAS-600/1 diesel generators
Armament:2x4 KT-190 launchers (P-100 "Moskit" guided missiles (3M80), from №875 P-105 "Moskit-M" (3M82)) - KRS-27 "Mineral" fire control system
2x1 ZS90 M-22 "Uragan" SAM system launchers (48 9M38M1 missiles) - 3R91 fire control system
2x2 130 mm AK-130 (2000 rounds) - MR-184 "Lev-218" fire control system
4x6 30 mm AK-630 (16000 rounds) - 2 MR-123 "Vympel-A" fire control systems
2x1 45 mm 21KM (100 rounds)
2x2 533 mm DTA-53-956 torpedo tubes (4 SET-53M, SET-65, 53-65K torpedoes) - "Purga-956" fire control system
2x6 RBU-1000 "Smerch-3" (48 RGB-10)
2x7 55 mm MRG-1 (420 RG-55M)
22 RM-1, RM-2, RM-2G, UDM-500, UKSM-1, PMR-1, PMR-2 mines
1 Ka-27 helicopter
Electronics:"Fregat-M2" air/surface search radar (№861-863 - MR-710 "Fregat-M", №864, 865 - MR-710M-1 "Fregat-M1"), 1 MR-212/201 "Vaygach-U" navigation radar, 1 "Volga" navigation radar, MP-401S "Start" ESM radar system, MP-407 "Start-2" ESM radar system, "Rumb", MGK-335S "Platina-S" sonar (from №866 - MGK-335MS "Platina-MS"), 2 MG-7 «Braslet» anti-saboteur sonars, R-785 "Tayfun" communication complex (from №875 - R-782 "Buran"), "Pritcep" satellite communication complex
PK-10 "Smelyy" decoy RL (4 KT-216 launchers) - from №868, PK-2M decoy RL ( ZIF-121-02 launcher) - "Terciya" fire control system
Complement:296 (25 officers)
General characteristics - Project 956E
Displacement (tons):
Standard:6600
Full load:8440
Dimensions (m):
Length:156,5
Beam:17,2
Draft:6,25
Speed (knots):32,7
Range:4900 nmi (18 knots)
Autonomy (days):30
Propulsion:2x50000 hp GTZA-674, 2 fixed pitch propellers, 2 x1250 kW AK-1V turbine-type generators, 4x600 kW DGAS-600/1500 diesel generators
Armament:2x4 KT-190E P-100 "Moskit-E" guided missiles launchers (3M80E) - "Mineral-E" fire control system, Project 956EM - 3M80MVE
2x1 ZS90E "Shtil`" SAM system launchers (48 9M38M1E missiles) - 3R91E fire control system
Project 956EM - 1x1 130 mm AK-130 - MR-184 "Lev-218" fire control system (Project 956E - MR-184E)
Project 956E - 4x6 30 mm AK-630M (16000 rounds) - 2 MR-123 "Vympel-A" fire control systems, Project 956EM - 2 3M87 "Kortik" CIWS modules - 2x(8 9M311 SAM launchers, 2x6 30 mm))
2x1 45 mm 21KM (100 rounds)
2x2 533 mm DTA-53-956 torpedo tubes (4 SET-65KE, 53-65KE torpedoes)
2x6 RBU-1000 "Smerch-3" (48 RGB-10)
2x7 55 mm MRG-1 (420 RG-55M)
22RM-1, RM-2, RM-2G, UDM-500, UKSM-1, PMR-1, PMR-2 mines
1 Ka-28 helicopter
Electronics:"Fregat-M2EM" air/surface search radar, MR-212/201-1 "Vaygach-U" navigation radar, MR-212/201-3 "Vaygach-U" navigation radar, MP-401E "Start" ESM radar system, MP-407E "Start-2" ESM radar system, "Rumb", MGK-335MSE "Platina-MSE" sonar, SSN-137 sonar, 2 MG-7 anti-saboteur sonars, "Sigma-E" combat information control system
«Spektr-F» laser detection warning system
PK-10 "Smelyy" decoy RL (8 KT-216 launchers), PK-2M decoy RL (ZIF-121-02 launcher)
Complement:343


Modernizations
On Bezboyaznennyy were added 2x2 12,7 mm 2M-1. Then removed
Non-realized updatings of the project: Project 956U - with more powerful missile arms


Fleets
Baltic Fleet: Bespokoynyy, Vazhnyy, Vdumchivyy, Vechnyy (№892), Vnushitelnyy (№891), Moskovskiy Komsomolets
Northern Fleet: Bezuderzhnyy, Bezuprechnyy, Besstrashnyy, Veduschiy, Okrylyonnyy, Otlichnyy, Otchayannyy, Rastoropnyy, Sovremennyy
Pacific Fleet: Bezboyaznennyy, Boevoy, Burnyy, Bystryy, Osmotritelnyy, Stoykiy


Hull Numbers
Bezboyaznennyy: 672(1990), 711(1992), 754(1993)
Bezuderzhnyy: 682(1991), 444(1992), 435(1993), 406(1994)
Bezuprechnyy: 820(1985), 430(1986), 681(1987), 459(1987), 413(1990), 417(1992), 455(1994), 439(1995)
Bespokoynyy: 678(1992), 620(1993)
Besstrashnyy: 694(1993), 678(1995), 434(1996)
Boevoy: 678(1986), 640(20.12.1987), 728(1989), 770(1990), 720(1993)
Burnyy: 677(1988), 795(1989), 722(1990), 778(1994)
Bystryy: 676(1989), 786(1991), 715(1993)
Vazhnyy: 698(1999)
Veduschiy: 680(1988), 684(1989), 605(1990), 420(1990), 739(1991), 439(1991), 429(1995), 404(2005)
Vechnyy (№892): 698(2006)
Vdumchivyy: 690(2000)
Vnushitelnyy (№891): 693(2005)
Moskovskiy Komsomolets: 675(1992), 610(1993), 810(1994), 610(1996)
Okrylyonnyy: 670(1986), 424(1988), 444(1990), 415(1996)
Osmotritelnyy: 672(1984), 780(1986), 755(1986), 730(1992), 735(1993), 730(1997)
Otlichnyy: 671(1983), 403(1985), 434(1988), 408(1990), 151(1991), 474(1992)
Otchayannyy: 431(1981), 684(1982), 460(1984), 405(1987), 417(1990), 433(1990), 475(1991), 441, 417(1998)
Rastoropnyy: 520?, 447(1989), 673(1990), 633(1990), 400(1992), 420(1993)
Sovremennyy: 670(1980), 760(1981), 618(1982), 680(1982),402(1982), 441(1984), 431(1988), 420(1990), 402(1992), 431(1998), 753
Stoykiy: 679(1986), 645(1987), 719(1989), 727(1990), 743(1993)


Decommissioned
1987 – Vnushitelnyy (№2211) (as floating base on shipyard, scrap in 1996)
1998 – Okrylyonnyy (30.09), Otlichnyy (30.09), Osmotritelnyy (30.09), Otchayannyy (30.09), Sovremennyy (30.09), Stoykiy (30.09)
2001 – Bezuprechnyy (20.07)
2006 – Gremyaschiy (18.12)
2010 – Boevoy (1.12)
2012 – Rastoropnyy (8.08), Bezuderzhnyy (december)


Export
China: 4 units
Hangzhou 136 (till 27.12.1999 Vazhnyy), Fuzhou 137 (till 25.11.2000 Vdumchivyy), Taizhou 138 (till 28.12.2005 Vnushitelnyy (№891)), Ningbo 139 (till 10.2006? Vechnyy (№892))

Ingul-Class Salvage Tug Alatau (Алатау) №02672


Office of the (US) Secretary of Defence - Soviet Ingul class salvage tug ALATAU underway, 2/1/1986

(ripped from russianships.info)


Seagoing rescue tugs
Project 1452

NATO: Ingul Class


Completed
4 units

Ships
Leningradskoe Admiralteyskoe Ob`edinenie, Leningrad
Name
Yard №
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Note
Pamir
№02670
2.04.1973
28.05.1974
26.12.1974
Mashuk
№02671
7.06.1974
27.06.1975
25.12.1975
Alatau
№02672
23.03.1982
21.04.1983
29.12.1983
Karabakh
№02673
14.02.1985
18.04.1987
21.10.1987
from 1992 - Altay

General characteristics - Project 1452
Displacement (tons):
Standard:3075
Full load:4072
Dimensions (m):
Length:92,6
Beam:15,39
Draft:5,85
Speed (knots):18,98
Range:15000 nmi (12 knots), 7500 nmi (18,98 knots)
Autonomy (days):60
Propulsion:2x4500 hp 58D-4R diesels, 2 variable pitch propellers in nozzles, 2 bow thrusters, 4x300 kW DGR-300/750-1 diesel generators, 1x100 kW DGA-100-2 diesel generator
Armament:1x2 57 mm ZIF-31B – then removed
2x2 25 mm 2M-3M – then removed
Electronics:2 «Don» navigation radars, «Rumb»
Special equipment:1 diving complex (1 hyperbaric chamber) - 60 m, 1 observation camera, 4x500 m3/h fire monitors
Complement:71+16

Schematics
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Modernizations
On Karabakh was added TIGER unmanned underwater vehicle

Fleets
Northern Fleet: Karabakh, Pamir
Pacific Fleet: Alatau, Mashuk

Hull Numbers
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Decommissioned
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Export
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Boris Chilikin-Class Fleet Oiler Boris Butoma (Борис Бутома) №621

Boris Butoma (Борис Бутома) №621
Photo: Alex Omen / February 5th, 2015 (Wikipedia)

(ripped from russianships.info) 

Large seagoing tankers
Project 1559V Morskoy prostor

NATO: Boris Chilikin Class


Completed
6 units

Ships
Baltiyskiy Shipyard named after S. Ordzhonikidze, Leningrad
Name
Yard №
Laid Down
Launched
Commissioned
Note
Boris Chilikin
№611
-
-
11.1970
Vladimir Kolechitskiy
№613
-
-
1972
Dnestr
№615
-
-
1973
from 10.02.1997 - Sergey Osipov
Ivan Bubnov
№617
-
20.04.1974
19.07.1975
Genrikh Gasanov
№619
-
-
1976
Boris Butoma
№621
-
-
30.10.1978

General characteristics - Project 1559V
Displacement (tons):
Standard:6950
Full load:24460
Dimensions (m):
Length:162,3
Beam:21,4
Draft:9,3
Speed (knots):16
Range:12000 nmi (12 knots), 10000 nmi (16 knots)
Autonomy (days):90
Propulsion:1x9000 hp 6DNRN-74/160 diesel, 1 fixed pitch propeller, 1x500 kW turbine type generator, 2x300 kW diesel generators, 1x100 kW diesel generator
Armament:2x2 57 mm AK-725 – MR-103 «Bars» fire control system (not on Genrikh Gasanov, Boris Butoma; then guns were removed, on Vladimir Kolechitskiy - in 1984)
Electronics:MR-302 «Rubka» air/surface search radar, «Don-2» navigation radar (on Vladimir Kolechitskiy), «Volga» or MR-212/201 «Vaygach-U» navigation radar
Cargo (tons):13440
Complement:75

Schematics
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Modernizations
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Fleets
Black Sea Fleet: Boris Chilikin, Ivan Bubnov
Northern Fleet: Genrikh Gasanov, Dnestr
Pacific Fleet: Boris Butoma, Vladimir Kolechitskiy


Hull Numbers
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Decommissioned
2012 – Vladimir Kolechitskiy (7.09)
2015 – Genrikh Gasanov


Export
Ukraine: 1 unit
Tanker Makeevka U757 (till 1.08.1997 - Boris Chilikin), from 05.2001 - civil tanker, from 1.11.2002 civil Cambodia ASIA. To scrap in 2004