Where are the old Canadian SOSUS arrays?

Quick primer on underwater surveillance and anti-submarine warfare. Around 1950 the US Navy started planning and building underwater hydrophones that would listen for Soviet submarines. This was the beginning of SOSUS. After the fall of the Soviet Union many of the sites were decommissioned or centralized, since around the same time there were "technological advancements" (as the official documents state) that allowed bases further away from the sensors to do the monitoring. I suspect this technological improvement was fiberoptic cable.

Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) arrays were first setup at HMCS Shelburne (Nova Scotia) in 1955, and NAS Argentia (Newfoundland) in 1959, operated by the US Navy, and eventually jointly with the Canadian Navy. In 1995 the operations were transitioned to Canadian Forces IUSS Centre (CFIC) (now HMCS Trinity?), part of CFB Halifax, where sensors were remotely monitored from then on. In 1999 joint-US Navy / Canadian Navy operations at HMCS Trinity were handed off to the Canadian Navy exclusively.

• Where were these arrays? 
• Are they still in use now? 
• What did these systems look like? 
• Have these underwater anti-submarine warfare nets been decommissioned, or upgraded to match new technology? 

I have a lot of questions.

I wonder if nautical charts show where these arrays are, but don't say what they are - you wouldn't want one to get dredged after all. Time to find some nautical charts.

Here is a timeline of events from Integrated Undersea Surveillance System Alumni web site

1955
NAVFACs established in Bermuda, Shelburne Nova Scotia, Nantucket MA, and Cape May NJ.

1959
NAVFAC Argentia, Newfoundland established

1960
Shallow Water system installed and terminated at Navfac Argentia: Ten 8-element arrays on two 40-pair cables: counter against Hudson Bay submarine patrols by SovietsFirst and only curved array terminated at Shelburne, Nova Scotia

1963
First 2x20 array installed at NAVFAC Argentia, Nfld.

1968
NAVFAC Argentia, Nfld Shallow Water Complex deactivated

1972
PMW 124 established and the modernization of SOSUS begins.
Joint Canadian Forces/US Navy operational manning commenced at NAVFAC Argentia, Nfld.

1994
HMCS Trinity established at Halifax Nova Scotia; CFS Shelburne, Nova Scotia disestablished.NAVFAC Argentia, Nfld disestablished; operations turned over to Canadian Forces IUSS Centre (CFIC), Halifax, Nova Scotia.

http://www.iusscaa.org/history.htm

The old site at Naval Facility (NavFac) Lewes was decommissioned and now sits abandoned. It's cable that ran 20 nautical miles out the the edge of the continental shelf has been exposed. Someone has put a lot of time and effort into figuring it out, and I'm quite envious of the detail they have uncovered.

Reference:
http://fas.org/irp/program/collect/iuss.htm

The Cold War Sleeping Bag

I'd heard that the winter military sleeping bags are a system of layered sleeping bags, making a cocoon that can withstand -30C temperatures. Well, I just bought a combination of old military surplus bags from a friend, and I'm extremely impressed.

They are labelled:

Case, Sleeping Bag, M-1945, Water Repellent
Case, Sleeping Bag
DSA100-76-C-1773
8465-00-237-8719
Rebmar Inc

Sleeping Bag, Arctic, Outer Shell, M-1949,
Type II
DSA-100-3511
8465-264-5085
Size Large
Feather Filled

Sleeping Bag, Mountain, OD
Water Repellent Type I
M1949, With Carrying Bag (actually I have no carrying bag)
QM(CTM)-11649-E-62
8465-242-7855
Size Regular
Feather Filled

It seems these may not be part of the same set, but they are of similar vintage (Post WWII - 1970s), and fit inside each other to provide the absolute warmest cocoon you could imagine. If you're car-camping and don't need to worry about carrying the weight of three sleeping bags, filled with feathers, I highly recommend this system. I weighed it, and it weighs over 15 lbs or ~7 Kg.

"Building on the success of the 1942 Mountain and Arctic sleeping bags, in 1949 the Army issued the Sleeping Bag, Mountain, M-1949. This mummy shaped, feather filled bag had a heavy zipper closure with quick release. It was intended to always be used with the same Case, Sleeping Bag M-1945 outer water-repellent carrier as the earlier sleeping bags. It was issued in two sizes, regular and large.
The M-1949 sleeping bag was issued for years, through the Vietnam War. It is common to find bags dated in the 1960s (if dated at all). The label sewn in at the head gave instructions for use including to lace the liner onto the sleeping bag, as shown in the photo. The outer liner had a set of eyelets that matched eyelets along the zipper line, as well as snaps that can be used to form a wind resistant closure. A length of olive drab parachute cord can be used to lace the outer water-repellent case to the sleeping bag itself, to form one unit. Other instructions included "avoid sweating" and to spread a poncho under the bag to protect from moisture, as well as to put padding, a pneumatic mattress, boughs or other materials under for insulation." -Olive-Drab.com

You can find this sort of layered sleeping bag system at your local army surplus store or eBay!

If you're Ottawa-local, there is even someone selling them in town for ~$200

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.



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

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:

http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-835.html
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2_(%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE)
https://youtu.be/BMRnFD9Pczw
https://youtu.be/qDVc-Dz6AS8
https://youtu.be/JOs6-khA24k
https://youtu.be/fMmcSmULzB4

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

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

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

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	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 --- Modernizations On Karabakh was added TIGER unmanned underwater vehicle Fleets Northern Fleet: Karabakh, Pamir Pacific Fleet: Alatau, Mashuk Hull Numbers --- Decommissioned --- Export ---

Boris Chilikin-Class Fleet Oiler Boris Butoma (Борис Бутома) №621

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

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

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