The Czilim-class ACV (Project 20910) is a small patrol
hovercraft
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Hovercraft use blowers to produce a large volume of air below the ...
operated by the
Border Service of the FSB of Russia.
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The Czilim class is the first new class of military hovercraft developed for the Russian military since the fall of the
Soviet Union
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. It is based on an
Almaz CMDB design and was ordered from Yaroslavl Shipyard in the late 1990s. It is roughly the same size as the British
SR.N6 hovercraft.
The Czilim class was designed for border patrol duties on the
Amur River
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on the border with
China
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, and is expected to be used entirely by Russian border guards. It is intended as a smaller replacement for the Soviet . The first craft was laid down on 24 February 1998 and entered service on 18 September 2000. Three further craft were ordered at
Yaroslavl
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in the late 1990s and early 2000s, though none are currently believed to be completed.
The Czilim class is capable of carrying six border guards and their equipment.
See also
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List of ships of the Soviet Navy
This is a list of ships and classes of the Soviet Navy.
Soviet Ship Type Designations
Corvettes / MPK, MRK
In the Soviet Navy these were classified as small anti-submarine ships (MPK) or small missile ships (MRK).
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List of ships of Russia by project number
The list of ships of Russia by project number includes all Soviet and Russian ships by known assigned project numbers. Ship descriptions are Russian assigned classifications when known. The Russian term ''проект'' ( tr. ''proyekt'') can be t ...
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