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Home» News»Russia’s New Multirole Arctic Patrol Ships to Feature Cruise Missiles
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Club K containers at the stern of ice-class project 23550 patrol ship
Club K containers at the stern of ice-class project 23550 patrol ship

Russia’s New Multirole Arctic Patrol Ships to Feature Cruise Missiles

The Ivan Papanin-class (Project 23550) multirole icebreaking patrol ship being developed by the St. Petersburg-based Yugreftransflot Company can be armed with a Kalibr-K (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) container-type cruise missile system, project monitor and member of the company’s board of directors Victor Kot told TASS.

Xavier Vavasseur 18 Oct 2021

TASS Russian news agency

Project monitor and member of the company’s board of directors Victor Kot said:

“The Ivan Papanin-class Arctic reefer vessel can carry a mobile Kalibr-K missile system. This will require three standard cargo containers that can be delivered to the ship and unloaded ashore with 40-ton shipboard cranes,”

If it is necessary to unload the mobile missile system onto the shore, the fourth container can be installed aboard the reefer ship to accommodate the Kalibr-K combat squad, the project monitor said.

“The personnel will live in the ship’s passenger cabins during the period of its transit along the Northern Sea Route. If necessary, the Ivan Papanin will be able to fulfill the role of an expeditionary vessel while conducting shuttle voyages along the Northern Sea Route,” he added.

Club K containers at the stern of ice-class project 23550 patrol ship
Club K containers at the stern of ice-class project 23550 patrol ship. Picture via gorjatschew.livejournal.com

As it was reported earlier, the Ivan Papanin-class multipurpose reefer ship will be capable of sailing along the Northern Sea Route without icebreaker support thanks to its ice-reinforced hull, the Azipod electric propulsion system, and an ice radar station. The vessel will be able to promptly deliver modules with repair shops, medical and living facilities, and also groups of specialists to research and military bases in the Arctic. The main task of the ship will be the delivery of seafood from the Far East to European Russia.

According to open sources, the Kalibr missile system includes a versatile container-type launching module as its basic unit. Its configuration includes an inclined or vertical launcher, a fire control system, combat management, navigation and communications equipment and also life-support, power supply and fire extinguishing systems. The missile system has four launching modules placed into 12-meter cargo containers.

The Kalibr-K can receive target acquisition data from any coastal, shipborne, airborne and satellite systems. Kalibr cruise missile systems are currently operational with the Russian Navy. According to open sources, a 3M-14 cruise missile of the Kalibr system develops a subsonic speed and is capable of striking targets at a distance of about 2,000 km (1,243 mi).

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Naval News comments:

Russian Navy Icebreaker Ivan Papanin was launched in St. Petersburg on October 25 2019. Admiralty Shipyards picture.

Two project 23550 ships are being built for the Russian Navy. The Ivan Papanin lead ship was laid by Admiralty Shipyard on April 19, 2017 and floated on October 25, 2019. The Nikolai Zubov was laid on November 27, 2019. The ships have to become operational in 2023 and 2024. A third hull, Purga, is currently being built for the Russian Border Guards (keel laid in July 2020).

For the record, the Project 23550 is a multirole icebreaker combining the functionalities of a tugboat, patrol ship and an icebreaker capable of breaking ice up to 1.7 meters thick. Project 23550 ships are designed to protect and monitor Arctic water resources; escort and tow other vessels; act as a support vessel; participation in rescue operations; transport various cargo in the Arctic…

The vessel has a total displacement of about 9,000 tons; a length of about 114 meters; a width of about 20 meters and a draft of about 6.0 meters. Its maximum speed is 18 knots; economic speed of 10 knots; crew / additional crew of about 60/50 people. The endurance is 70 days at sea. Arctic ship category: Arc7.

In terms of weapon systems and equipment, Project 23550 vessels are fitted with a 76-mm AK-176MA main gun; portable air defense systems; helipad and helicopter hangar able to accommodate a Ka-27 class helicopter and unmanned aerial vehicles; two Raptor high-speed assault boats of the Raptor type and one Project 23321 hovercraft. Last but certainly not least, the vessel can be fitted with a containerized version of the Kalibr-NK missile system.

Icebreaker Project 23550 Russian Navy TASS 2021-10-18
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