Vishnya-class intelligence ship
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 & processing systems | Radar: MR-212/201 (Palm Frond) Sonar: MG-349, MGP-303 |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Various intercept arrays and radio direction finding equipment |
| Armament |
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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.