“The
vessel has already been signed over to the Navy - the acceptance act
was signed at the end of last year,” the shipyard source said.
The communication ship (medium reconnaissance ship, 2nd rank) of Project
18280 is the largest Russian vessel of this class. The vessel has a
displacement of around 4,000 tons and a range of at least 8,000 nautical
miles. The crew is around 120 people.
The vessel - the lead ship of Project 1820 was laid down in late 2004
and launched in autumn 2013. The ship is commissioned with the Northern
Fleet. The second vessel of the series - the Ivan Khurs ship - was laid
down in November 2013 and is expected to be floated out this year. Russia
plans to build four ships in this class by 2020. |
