Ivan Susanin-class patrol ship

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 icebreakers.

Russian Coast Guard Project 97P border patrol icebreaker Volga
Class overview
Builders: Admiralty Shipyard, Leningrad
Operators:
Succeeded by:
Built: 1972–1981
In commission: 1973–1981
Completed: 8
Active: 4
Retired: 4
General characteristics
Type: Patrol vessel
Displacement: 3,400 tons full load
Length: 70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Beam: 18.3 m (60 ft 0 in)
Draught: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion: 2 shaft diesel electric 4,800 hp (3,600 kW)
Speed: 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Range: 13,000 nmi (24,000 km; 15,000 mi) at 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)
Complement: 140
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Radar: 2 x Don Kay, 1 Strut Curve, 1 Owl Screech
Armament:
  • 1 × twin 76 mm (3 in) gun
  • 2 x AK-630 CIWS guns
Aviation facilities: Helicopter pad

Design

These ships are modified versions of the Project 97 icebreakers. They are armed with a twin 76 mm (3 in) gun mounting forward and two AK-630 guns aft as well as having a helicopter pad and surveillance radar. The two 30 mm guns are controlled by two SP-521 Kolonka-2 ring sight fire control directors.

Ships

Eight ships were built between 1972 and 1981 by the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad. Four have been retired and four remain operational as of 2018.

Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned Status Fleet
Ivan Susanin Admiralty Shipyard 31 July 1972 28 February 1973 30 December 1973 Active Pacifc
Aysberg Admiralty Shipyard 17 October 1973 27 April 1974 25 December 1974 Decommissioned in 2006
Ruslan Admiralty Shipyard 26 December 1973 28 May 1974 26 September 1975 Active Northern
Anadyr

(ex-Dnepr, ex-Imeni XXV syezda KPSS)

 Admiralty Shipyard 16 July 1975 14 February 1976 30 September 1976 Decommissioned in 2015
Dunay Admiralty Shipyard 24 December 1976 5 August 1977 31 December 1977 Decommissioned in 2017
Neva Admiralty Shipyard 23 November 1977 28 July 1978 27 December 1978 Active Pacific[1]
Volga Admiralty Shipyard 27 December 1979 19 April 1980 26 December 1980 Active Pacific[2]
Murmansk

(ex-Imeni XXVI syezda KPSS, ex-Irtysh)

 Admiralty Shipyard 22 April 1980 3 July 1981 25 December 1981 Decommissioned in 2013

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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) 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.
  • (in Russian) Warships.ru
  • (in English) Hazegray.org
  • (in English) All Ivan Susanin class icebreakers - Complete Ship List
  1. http://russianships.info/eng/support/project_97.htm
  2. http://russianships.info/eng/support/project_97.htm
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