Vishnya-class intelligence ship
The Vishnya class (NATO reporting name) (also known as the Meridian class), Soviet designation Project 864, are a group of intelligence collection ships built for the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. The ships continue in service with the Russian Navy. The Russian Navy operates seven of these ships.
SSV-535 Kareliya (foreground) and USS Texas in 1988 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| 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: 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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