World Navies Today: Russian General Support Auxiliaries

Revised 18 October 2001
Version 1.02
Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan
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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


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

 

 

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