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Name
  
Smolnyy class

Active
  
2

Completed
  
3

Retired
  
1

Smolnyy-class training ship

Builders
  
Szczecin Shipyard, Poland

Operators
  
Soviet Navy Russian Navy

The Smolnyy or Smol'nyy (Russian Смольный) class of training ships were built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1970s. The Soviet designation was Project 887. Two ships are operated by the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy.

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Design

The ships were designed to provide seagoing training facilities for the Soviet Navy. The ships had accommodation for 30 instructors and 300 cadets. They had a basic armament for self-defense and patrol duties.

Programme

The ships were built in Szczecin, Poland for the Soviet Navy

  • Smolnyy (Смольный) - Launched 1976, Commissioned 1977, in Service with the Baltic Fleet
  • Perekop (Перекоп)- Commissioned 1978, in Service
  • Khasan (Хасан)-Commissioned 1980, Retired 1999 and scrapped

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