Vasiliy Tatishchev (former Pelengator) is a Russian SIGINT ship of the Vishnya class (Project 864).
 Vasiliy Tatishchev (background) during Navy Day 2018
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russia | |
| Name | Pelengator |
| Builder | Remontowa Shipbuilding SA, Poland |
| Yard number | 864/6 |
| Launched | 27 November 1987 |
| Commissioned | 23 July 1988 |
| Renamed | Vasiliy Tatishchev, 31 January 2000 |
| Identification | 402 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Vishnya-class intelligence ship |
| Displacement | 3,470 tons full load |
| Length | 91.5 m (300 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2x Zgoda Sulzer 12AV 25/30 diesel engines, 4,400 bhp (3,300 kW) |
| Speed | 16 knots |
| Complement | 146 (= 6 passengers) |
| Sensors and processing systems | Radar:[1] MR-212/201 (Palm Frond) Sonar: MG-349, MGP-303 |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Various intercept arrays and radio direction finding equipment |
| Armament |
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Design and description
editThe Vasiliy Tatishchev specializes in signal acquisition, interception of communication and navigation signals, as well as mobile telephone communication. Vasiliy Tatishchev is equipped with SIGINT and COMINT electronic intelligence via an extensive array of sensors. The data could be transmitted to shore via satellite link by two satellite communications antennae inside radomes.[2][3]
For naval use the vessel has two Volga (Don Kay) navigation radars.[citation needed]
Construction and career
editThe ship was launched in 27 November 1987 and is in operation since 23 July 1988. It was built by Remontowa Shipbuilding SA (formerly Stocznia Północna) in Poland.[4]
Vasily Tatishchev was deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on 5 October 2015 to monitor the civil war in Syria.[citation needed]
In mid 2022 the vessel was deployed to a Russian blockade of NATO ships in the Adriatic Sea.[5] According to La Repubblica the task of Vasiliy Tatishchev was to study the "electronic reactions" of NATO assets.[6]
In June 2024, the ship took up position in international waters northwest of the German island of Fehmarn. Its likely mission was to shadow the participants in the large-scale military exercise BALTOPS, which were gathering in the Bay of Kiel and preparing to enter the German naval base in Kiel.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Medium intelligence ship - Project 864". Russianships.info.
- ^ "ODIN - OE Data Integration Network". odin.tradoc.army.mil. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ a b ES&T Redaktion (2024-06-26). "Bemerkenswerte russische Schiffsbewegungen vor der Haustür". esut.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Intelligence ship Vasiliy Tatishchev (231) — Shipshub". shipshub.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Russian Fleet Faced NATO Battleships in Attempt to Block Adriatic Sea". ALBANIA DAILY NEWS. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "The Russian fleet for the first time in the Adriatic Sea since the beginning of the war in Ukraine: Blocked the American aircraft carrier". Vijesti. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2024.