Ivan Susanin-class patrol ship

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Russian Coast Guard Project 97P Border Patrol Icebreaker Volga (#183).
Class overview
BuildersAdmiralty Yard, Leningrad
Operators
Built1975-1981
In commission1975-present day
Completed8
Active6
Retired2?
General characteristics
TypeIcebreaker patrol vessel
Displacement3,400 tons full load
Length70 m
Beam18.3 m
Draught6.5 m
Propulsion2 shaft diesel electric 4,800 hp
Speed14.5 knots
Range13,000 nm at 9.5 knots
Complement140
Sensors and
processing systems
Radar: 2 x Don Kay, 1 Strut Curve, 1 Owl Screech
Armament
  • 2 × 76mm guns
  • 2 AK630 CIWS guns
Aviation facilitieshelicopter pad

The Ivan Susanin class is a group of icebreaker Patrol ships operated by the Russian maritime border guard. The Soviet designation is Project 97P. The ships are also known as the Aysberg class patrol ice breakers.

Design

These ships are modified versions of the Dobrynya Nikitich class civilian icebreaker. They are armed with a twin 76mm gun mounting forward and two AK630 CIWS guns aft as well as having a helicopter pad and surveillance radar.

Ships

Eight ships were built between 1975 and 1981 by Admiralty yard, Leningrad - 6 are operational and two have been retired.

  • Aysberg - 1974 based in the Pacific
  • Dunaii - 1977 based in the Pacific
  • Imeni XXVI S'yezda KPSS (renamed Murmansk) - 1978, Northern Fleet
  • Ivan Susanin - operated by the Russian Navy as a support ship
  • Neva
  • Ruslan
  • Volga - 1980 Pacific
  • Sadko
  • Vladimir Karvaiyski

See also

References

  • Gardiner, Robert (ed.) (1995). Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-605-1. OCLC 34284130. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help) Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  • - page from Hazegray
  • - page in Russian language
  • Template:En icon All Ivan Susanin class icebreakers - Complete Ship List