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Russian naval intelligence vessel that sunk after a collision
Liman
(
Russian
:
Лиман
) was a Russian naval intelligence vessel that sunk after a collision in 2017 which resulted in no casualties.
Description
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The ship was 73.32 metres (240 ft 7 in) long, with a
beam
of 10.80 metres (35 ft 5 in) and a
draught
of 3.85 metres (12 ft 8 in). It
displaced
1,542 tons at full load. The vessel was propelled by two Zgoda-Sulzer 6TD-48
diesel engines
, rated at 1,800 horsepower (1,300 kW) each. The ship had a speed of 17.3
knots
(32.0 km/h). Armament was sixteen
Strela-2
surface-to-air missiles
.
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History
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The ship was built in 1970 by
Stocznia Polnocna
,
Gda?sk
as a hydrographic
survey vessel
and converted to military use in 1989.
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It was outfitted for
signals intelligence
(SIGINT) purposes.
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It initially served with the
Northern Fleet
and was transferred to the
Black Sea Fleet
in 1974.
[3]
In April 1999,
Liman
was deployed in the
Adriatic Sea
at the request of
Yugoslav
president
Slobodan Milo?evi?
to monitor
NATO
operations
against Yugoslavia
.
[4]
[5]
It also saw service during the
Russian intervention in the Syrian Civil War
.
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Sinking
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Youzarsif H
in 2015
On 27 April 2017, the vessel sank in the
Black Sea
following a collision with
Youzarsif H
, a
Togo
-flagged livestock freighter which was heading to
Jordan
from
Romania
.
[2]
[7]
The location of the collision was 29 kilometres (16 nmi) off
Kilyos
.
[3]
[8]
The route of the Russian ship was not known. However, in February, military sources indicated that
Liman
was observing NATO's naval maneuvers in the Black Sea during exercise Sea Shield.
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[10]
At the time it sank, the ship carried a crew of 78, all of whom were rescued.
[7]
Later all crew were transferred to the Russian cargo ship
Ulus Star
.
[11]
Youzarsif H
proceeded to return to the
Port of Midia
, Romania due to concerns about the welfare of the livestock she was carrying.
[12]
Once at the port, the transported
sheep
were transferred to another vessel. After damage checks, it was established that the cargo ship only suffered minor damages to the
bow
.
[13]
On 3 May, Russia sent the rescue ships
SB-739
and
Seliger
to the area where
Liman
sank to try to salvage sensitive equipment from the ship or even raise the vessel, which sank in international waters.
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References
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