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Dalniy Vostok, a 104-metre (341 ft), 5,700-ton trawler, was built in 1963 as a whaling factory ship, and had international number IMO 8730429. [6] The vessel was constructed as Stende (named for the city of Stende, Latvia) by the ship builders GP Chernomorskiy Sudostroitelnyy Zavod, [a] Nikolayev, Soviet Union (now Mykolaiv, Ukraine). [7]
Yantar (Янтарь) is a special purpose intelligence collection ship built for the Russian Navy. [2] The ship has been operated by the Russian Navy's Main Directorate of Underwater Research (GUGI) since 2015 and is reportedly a spy ship. [2] [3] The vessel's home port is Severomorsk, where it is attached to the Northern Fleet. [4]
Naval trawlers are vessels built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes; they were widely used during the First and Second World Wars. Some, known in the Royal Navy as "Admiralty trawlers", were purpose-built to naval specifications; others were adapted from civilian use.
In Service with Russia Aleksandr Shabalin Ropucha-class: 1985 1985–Present In Service with Russia (SDK-64) BDK-64 Tsezar Kunikov 158: Ropucha-class: 1986 1986–Present In Service with Russia (SDK-46) BDK-46 Novocherkassk 142: Ropucha-class: 1987 1987–Present In Service with Russia Yamal Ropucha-class: 1988 1988–Present In Service with ...
Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра, romanized: Avrora, IPA:) is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in Saint Petersburg. Aurora was one of three Pallada-class cruisers, built in Saint Petersburg for service in the Pacific. All three ships of this class served during the Russo-Japanese War.
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A search is underway for 17 crew members who remain unaccounted for after a fishing vessel sunk early Monday in the Barents Sea. Authorities are also working to determine what caused the Russian ...
The Russian name for the ship type is Raketnyy Kreyser (RKR), meaning "Missile Cruiser". The ship is named after Dmitriy Ustinov, a former Soviet Minister of Defence. Marshal Ustinov was assigned to the 43rd Missile Ship Division of the Russian Northern Fleet, whose homeport is in Severomorsk. From 2012 to 2016, the cruiser underwent a major ...