''Svir'' is a Russian Navy hospital ship of the ''Ob''-class. ''Svir'' is part of the Northern Fleet.

Development

The four ''Ob''-class hospital ships were designed to provide medical and recreational facilities. They were also employed as personnel transports. They have civilian crews but carry uniformed naval medical personnel. The ships are fully equipped with surgical equipment. Later two units are Project B-320 II, implying a modification to the basic design; the external differences are minor.

Construction and career

She was laid down in 1987 and launched in 1988 by Adolf Barsky shipyard. Commissioned in 1989 as a hospital ship. ''Svir'' participated in long voyages to

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in 1990,

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in 1992, and a serious fire occurred aboard ''Svir'' which resulted in 3 deaths and damages to the ship on 10 March 1999 as she was moored in

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. ''Svir'' took journalists to the wreak site of the sunken Kursk submarine between 24 to 29 September 2000. She provided medical support during the expedition to raise the sunken ''Kursk'' in 2001.

References

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