Built 1969-73 Completed 6 | In commission 1970 ? - present day | |
Builders 61 Kommunara Zavod, Nikolayev, Ukraine Operators Soviet Navy, Russian Navy Succeeded by Balzam class intelligence ship | ||
The Primor'ye class are a group of Intelligence collection ships built for the Soviet Navy. Two ships are operated by the Russian Navy. The Soviet designation was Project 394B.
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Design and role
The ships were designed to gather SIGINT and COMINT electronic intelligence via an extensive array of sensors. The data could be transmitted to shore via satellite link antennas. The ships were converted from the hulls of large trawlers.
Ships
2 ships are in service with the Black Sea Fleet:
4 further ships were retired in the mid-to-late 1990s.
References
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