Class overview | |
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Name: | Smolnyy class |
Builders: | Szczecin Shipyard, Poland |
Operators: | |
Completed: | 3 |
Active: | 2 |
Retired: | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Training ship |
Displacement: | 7270 tons full load |
Length: | 138 m (453 ft) |
Beam: | 17.2 m (56 ft) |
Draught: | 5.53 m (18.1 ft) |
Propulsion: | 2 shaft diesel, 16,000 hp (12,000 kW) |
Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Range: | 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement: | 132 + 30 Instructors + 300 cadets |
Sensors and processing systems: |
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Electronic warfare & decoys: |
Cat Watch intercept |
Armament: |
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The Smolnyy or Smol'nyy (Russian Смольный) class of training ships were built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1970s. The Soviet designation was Project 887. Two ships are operated by the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy.
The ships were designed to provide seagoing training facilities for the Soviet Navy. The ships had accommodation for 30 instructors and 300 cadets. They had a basic armament for self-defense and patrol duties.
The ships were built in Szczecin, Poland for the Soviet Navy