Ugra-class submarine tender

Ugra class ship in the 1960s
Class overview
Builders: Nikolayev Shipyard
Operators: Soviet Navy, Russian Navy, Indian Navy
Preceded by: Don class submarine tender
General characteristics
Type:submarine tender
Displacement:6780 / 7980 tons[1]
Length:144.8 m
Beam:18.1 m
Draught:6.5 m
Propulsion:2 shaft diesel-electric, 6,000 hp[1]
Speed:17 knots
Range:11,500 Nm at 9 knots[1]
Complement:220 - 300
Sensors and
processing systems:
Radar MR-302 Rubka
Armament:8- 57mm guns (4x2)
16 Strela 2 SAM
INS Ambla had 4 x 76mm guns in two twin turrets
Aviation facilities:helicopter pad

The Ugra class was the NATO reporting name for a group of submarine tenders built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1960s. The Soviet designation was Project 1886. One extra ship the INS Amba was built for the Indian Navy to a modified design. The ships were intended to provide afloat support, including supplies, water, torpedoes, fuel, and battery charging; minimal repair facilities. Often employed as flagships/command ships for submarine squadrons

Ships

Seven ships were built for the Soviet Navy in Nikolayev[1]

the last two Russian Navy ships Vladimir Yegorov and Volga were scrapped in the late 1990s.

The last active ship the INS Amba was decommissioned in 2006.

Borodino class training ships

Two ships were completed to a modified (Project 1886U, Russian: 1886У) design as training ships. They were named Borodino (launched 30 January 1970, commissioned 16 January 1971) and Gangut (launched 30 December 1970, commissioned 10 October 1971)[1] and they were also scrapped in the late 1990s.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 A.S. Pavolv: Voyennye korabli SSSR i Rossiy 1945-1995, Yakutsk, 1994, p.163