Moma Class / Project 861
Intelligence Gathering Ships

Moma Class Intelligence Ship

Russian Designations:

SSV (Communications Ship) and
GS
(Hydrographic Survey)

Manufacturer:

Polnocny, Gdansk
(Poland)

Role:

Intelligence Gathering Ship
(some serve as hydrographic survey vessels)

Year Adopted:

1967

Number in Class:

28 ships total
(production from 1968-1974)

Displacement:

1,260 tons (Standard)
1,540 tons (Full Load)

Operational Status:

Russia: Still in Active Service

Armament:

2x Quadruple SA-N-5 Grail launchers*
2x Twin 12.7mm machine guns**

*only in some ships, 16 missiles carried (32 on the Rybachiy)
**only on oceanographic research ship Rybachiy

Sensor Suite:

2 x 'Don-2' navigational radars

Engine:

2 x Zgoda/Sulzer 6TD48 diesel engines delivering 3,600 hp to two shafts

Crew:

41-120 Officers and Sailors depending on mission

Length:

240 feet, 5 inches
(73.3 meters)

Draught:

12 feet, 6 inches
(3.8 meters)

Beam:

35 feet, 5 inches
(10.8 meters)

Maximum Speed:

17 knots

Range: 8,700 Nautical miles at 11 knots

 

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