The ''Smolnyy'' or ''Smol'nyy'' (Russian Смольный) class, Soviet designation Project 887, are
training ship
A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors. The term is mostly used to describe ships employed by navies to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old hulks used to house class ...
s built for the
Soviet Navy in the late 1970s. Two ships are operated by the
Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy.
Design
The ships were designed to provide seagoing training facilities for the Soviet Navy. The ships have accommodation for 30 instructors and 300 cadets. They have a basic armament for self-defense and patrol duties.
Ships
The ships were built in
Szczecin, Poland for the Soviet Navy
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''Smolnyy'' (Смольный) - Launched 1976, Commissioned 1977, in service with the Baltic Fleet
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''Perekop'' (Перекоп) - Commissioned 1978, in service with the Baltic Fleet
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''Khasan'' (Хасан) - Commissioned 1980, Retired 1999 and scrapped
See also
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List of ships of the Soviet Navy
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List of ships of Russia by project number
The list of ships of Russia by project number includes all Russian ships by assigned project numbers. Ship descriptions are Russian assigned classifications when known. (The Russian term "проект" can be translated either as the cognate "pr ...
References
warfare.ru
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Poland–Soviet Union relations
Training ships of the Russian Navy
Auxiliary ships of the Soviet Navy
Ships built in Szczecin
Auxiliary training ship classes
Naval ships built in Poland for export