''Smolnyy'' is the
lead ship of the
''Smolnyy''-class training ship of the
Russian Navy.
Development and design
The technical project 887 provided for a cruising range of 14 knots up to 9000 miles, a full speed of 20 knots with a standard displacement of 6,120 tons, as well as the placement of a training and production base with 30 teachers and 300 cadets on the ship.
The main power plant is mechanical, two-shaft with two diesel units 12ZV40 / 48 Zgoda Sulzer with a capacity of 8000 liters. from. each located in the MO. The units transmitted rotation through the side shafts to two four-bladed, low-noise variable-pitch propellers (RSh). The power plant is controlled remotely. The diesel is medium-speed, four-stroke, V-shaped, twelve-cylinder. The cylinder diameter is 400 mm, the piston stroke is 480 mm, the speed is 400–600 rpm. The total speed of the ship is 20 knots. The total fuel supply includes 1050 tons. Steam for domestic needs is generated by 2 auxiliary boilers of the "KVS" type.
Construction and career
''Smolnyy'' was
laid down 23 April 1974 and
launched on 8 January 1976 by
Szczecin Shipyard
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at
Szczecin
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. She was
commissioned on 30 June 1976.
Since July 3, 2015, the ship made a long sea voyage to practice cadets of the naval educational institutions of the
Russian Defense Ministry
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, calling at the port of
Luanda (
Angola), the port of
Malabo
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(
Equatorial Guinea
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) and the coast of
Spain (the port of
Las Palmas).
From July 1 to October 3, 2016 - a long voyage, during which he visited the port of
La Valetta with a business call, several times called in
Sevastopol, having covered a total of about 7 thousand nautical miles.
Gallery
File:Russische smaldeel aan Oostelijk Handelskade in Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 929-7731.jpg, ''Smolnyy'' and Nastoychivyy in Amsterdam on 14 June 1978.
File:Russische smaldeel aan Oostelijk Handelskade in Amsterdam met op voorgrond muzie, Bestanddeelnr 929-7732.jpg, ''Smolnyy'' in Amsterdam on 14 June 1978.
File:Publiek bezichtigt Russische smaldeel, Bestanddeelnr 929-7772.jpg, ''Smolnyy'' in Amsterdam on 14 June 1978.
File:The Russian Navy-Schoolship Smolny.jpg, ''Smolnyy'' and Urengoy in St. Petersburg on 2 October 2009.
File:Training ship Smol'nyy in St. Petersburg.jpg, ''Smolnyy'' in St. Petersburg on 3 January 2012.
File:Учебный корабль Смольный.jpg, The training ship «Smolnyy» sets off on a navigational campaign
References
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1976 ships
Smolnyy-class training ships
Auxiliary ships of the Soviet Navy
Ships built in Szczecin