Auxilliary vessels, Special-purpose and minor naval ships

Krepost wrote:

Effectors mounted on the stern facing upwards. Possible anti-top attack capabilities.

The inclined Kornet launchers also suggest possible anti-air use.

GarryB wrote:That would only leave either that tiny optical periscope on the cabin roof or the EO system of the RWS to guide the Kornets...

BTW are they actually Afghanits or are they smoke/decoy grenades?

They are hard kill effectors for the Afghanit-lite used by the Kurganets.


The aiming head for the Kornet is probably on a deployable tall mast, to avoid sea spray.

Hole wrote:
They look like the launchers and in the green box are the sensors. Clearly meant to protect the boat while the assault detail leaves it at some beach.

The box is the LWR with what seems like two windows for coarse and precise angle measurements.

I think the Black (4) and Baltic (6) are actually in reverse.

Fleets

Baltic Fleet: P-104, 468, 471
Black Sea Fleet: P-191, 349, 350, 355, 424, 433, PDK №478 (Internal Troops), 479 (Internal Troops), 480 (Internal Troops), 481 (Internal Troops)
Pacific Fleet: P-377, 417, 420, 431, 445, 450
Northern Fleet: P-340, 421, 429, 430
Caspian Flotilia: P-351, 449, Yunarmeets Tatarstana

http://russianships.info/eng/warfareboats/project_21980.htm

Russia to start building amphibious hovercraft

MOSCOW, January 10-RIA Novosti. Khabarovsk Shipyard plans to start this year the construction of amphibious hovercraft "Murena" on a modernized project, said in an interview with "Vesti. Khabarovsk " chief engineer of the plant Sergey Korolev. Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Plant (KHSZ) is a part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation.

"We defended the initiative work, a technical project to create amphibious hovercraft of the Moray Eel type. This is an absolutely unique project for our plant, no one has ever built it before, now it is being upgraded, and we expect to sign a contract this year. <...> We hope that this year we will start building, " said Korolev.
From 1985 to 1992, 8 "Moray Eels" were built at the KHSZ, which were transferred to the border service. In 2005, seven of them were decommissioned and disposed of, and the last of the eight amphibious hovercraft D-143 (PSKR-143, serial number 317) built for the Soviet Navy is being preserved in the KHSZ workshop.
Also, from 2002 to 2006, three boats were built under the export project "Murena-E" for the South Korean Navy. In September 2018, plans were announced for the construction of eight boats from 2019 to 2027.

Amphibious hovercraft project 12061 "Murena" - a series of Soviet and Russian high-speed amphibious boats designed for landing amphibious troops on an unequipped coast. They belong to ships of the 4th rank. The boats are capable of providing fire support for landings, or setting up minefields, and transport self-propelled, towed, and non-self-propelled vehicles.
The Moray Eel is capable of reaching speeds of 55 knots (102 kilometers per hour) and carrying one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles or 130 amphibious personnel. The ship is armed with two AK-306 30-millimeter automatic artillery systems, two AGS-17 "Flame" grenade launchers.
In 2014, at the Euronaval-2014 exhibition in France, a mock-up of the Murena-M boat was presented, designed specifically to work as part of the Mistral-type universal amphibious assault ships ordered in France and not received by Russia due to Western sanctions.
After Paris refused to supply Mistrals to Moscow, in 2020 the first two universal amphibious assault ships "Ivan Rogov" and "Mitrofan Moskalenko" of the Russian project 23900 were laid down at the Kerch shipyard "Zaliv". Like the Mistrals, the UDC Project 23900 has an aft dock chamber for landing craft.

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The Russian Navy will receive a new line of auxiliary vessels. The main requirement is that all new Vimpels must be built only from domestic components. The new series will also include tugs, light tankers, auxiliary and keel vessels. According to sources in the defense Ministry, the main tactical and technical characteristics, as well as the preliminary appearance of the new fleet units, have already been formed and approved. Experts note that although the creation of vessels from exclusively Russian components is not an easy task, its implementation can provide an important groundwork for the future.

The first import-substituted one

As sources in the military department told Izvestia, the main parameters and appearance for the new auxiliary fleet vessels have already been agreed. The main requirement is that they must be completely made from Russian components. Projects are currently being worked out. It should determine how many vessels and what types are needed for the fleets and flotillas of the Russian Navy.

In total, it is planned to build two lines of auxiliary vessels. The first is a universal building, on the basis of which various vessels will be built, in particular a floating workshop and a hospital. The second line includes vessels of different hulls, including a small tanker, a tug, a searchlight and a universal ship for removing physical interference and demagnetization.

"The Soviet Union had a large auxiliary fleet," military historian Dmitry Boltenkov reminded Izvestia. - Specialized vessels for the USSR were built, in particular, in the GDR, Poland, and Finland. Currently, Russia does not have such opportunities, so it is necessary to manage on its own. It is time to replace many auxiliary vessels. The update process is currently not going as fast as we would like. So, the fleet has received only one new ocean — class tanker-Akademik Pashin, and several more such vessels are being built.

The most important thing is the program of import substitution mechanisms, the expert noted. "Actually, filling the ship is the most important thing," he said. — Some components have already been developed, some will have to be created. Creating an import-substituted fleet is not an easy task. But when the ships are fully developed, it will give a big head start for the future. In particular, in the future it will allow to build their own fishing vessels.

The Russian auxiliary fleet consists of ships of various purposes. Project 419 and 141 keel-driven vessels for underwater cargo operations are operating in Russia. Project 535 diving bots have been in service since the 1970s. Sea tugboats in service also have a considerable period of time.

The hospital ship "Irtysh", whose capabilities were used during the pandemic, was built in the 1980s in Poland. The hospital consists of surgical, resuscitation, therapeutic and emergency departments, intensive care, convalescent ward, X-ray room, diagnostic center, pharmacy and medical warehouse. For general physical training, there are gyms and game sports halls (tennis, volleyball, mini-football) on board. The diagnostic center includes a gym, a swimming pool, a steam room with sauna, a shooting gallery and a recreation center. The vessel is capable of receiving victims both from the shore and at sea: two ladders are provided from each side, there is an electric crane for lifting six people on the platform at once. There is a medical boat available. In addition, a Ka-27PS helicopter can be based on board.

Since 2014, the fleet has been receiving floating cranes of project 02690. They can carry out all types of lifting operations, load discharge loads (ammunition, explosives) on surface ships, submarines and vessels, including nuclear war supplies and ballistic missiles.

Rescue vessels of the Russian Navy are mostly still Soviet-built. But in recent years, the construction of the 21300C Dolphin series has begun. The lead ship "Igor Belousov" was laid down in 2005 and launched in 2012. He is currently serving in the Pacific Fleet. A rescue vessel can not only evacuate the crew of an emergency submarine, but also organize the supply of air, electricity and rescue equipment to its board. With the help of manned and uninhabited underwater vehicles, "Dolphin" is able to search and survey emergency objects. The basis of the ship's rescue equipment is the GVK — 450 deep-sea diving complex. It can dive to a depth of up to 450 m and lift sailors from an emergency submarine to the surface, providing decompression in pressure chambers for 60 submariners at the same time.

In 2016, two Project 20360M naval weapons transports were ordered for the Navy. The first representative of the series, "Gennady Dmitriev", was launched in 2021. Its length is 77 m, width-15.8 m. The vessel is equipped with two cargo holds, a platform for transporting goods in containers, a crane with a lifting capacity of 20 tons and a helipad. It was reported that the hull will be reinforced to work in ice.

Russia is also building a series of tankers that will serve in the Northern Fleet. In January 2020, the Akademik Pashin medium sea tanker joined the fleet. The next ship is expected to enter the fleet in 2024, and the series of six vessels is scheduled to be completed in 2028. Some of them will be part of the group of support vessels in the Northern Fleet.

The tankers will not only supply fuel to warships at sea, but also provide resources to coastal infrastructure in the Arctic. The average sea tanker of project 23130 has a displacement of 9 thousand tons, its length is 130 m, and its width is 21 m. The maximum speed is 16 knots. The vessel can be in autonomous navigation for up to two months. The maximum cruising range is 8,000 nautical miles. The ship can independently navigate the non-Arctic seas without restrictions and operate in the Arctic Ocean with an ice thickness of up to 0.8 m. The ship can take on board up to 3 thousand tons of fuel oil, 2.5 thousand tons of diesel fuel, 500 tons of aviation kerosene, 150 tons of lubricating oil, up to 1 thousand tons of fresh water, as well as 100 tons food and equipment.

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