Missile Range and Instrumentation Tracking Ships

[Brian James]

Missile Range Instrumentation and Tracking Ship RFS Marshal Krylov pictured at Vladivostok,September 29th 2018.

[ivorthediver]

Blimey , don't let Harry see that ....... he'll have a stroke trying to identify all those comm's bits and fittings Brian ........certainly looks like a floating Lab though

[Brian James]

The Russian Navy's only Missile Range Instrumentation Ship,fresh out of a major upgrade and refit,RFS Marshal Krylov seen as she enters Vladivostok on August 22nd 2019.

[Brian James]

Post her major 2018/19 upgrade refit,one of Class,Missile Range Instrumentation Ship RFS Marshal Krylov seen at Vladivostok in November 2019.

[designeraccd]

Sister to KRYLOV, BIG!

Per TASS:



First stage of Russian Navy Tracking Ship Marshal Krylov Modernization Completed

2015



The first stage of modernization of the only tracking ship (also called a missile range instrumentation ship) in the Russian Navy, The Marshal Krylov of the Pacific fleet was completed by Dalzavod Shipyard in Primorye region. After maintenance and upgrade the vessel will participate in ensuring national space security and rocket launches from Vostochny cosmodrome in Amur region, spokesman of the Eastern military district for the Pacific fleet Captain 2nd rank Vladimir Matveyev told TASS.

"The Dalzavod ship maintenance center in Primorye region continues upgrade and modernization of the sounding Marshal Krylov ship which is the only one of the class in the Russian Navy. At present the stern antenna installation has been completed. It means the first stage of modernization is over. Work is ongoing to service the main and auxiliary engines, navigational and radio-technical armaments, as well as the galley and cabin systems," he said.

After the upgrade of the tracking complex and ship maintenance the vessel will be used also to ensure space security of the country. The Marshal Krylov will assist in launches of spacecraft, cruise and ballistic missiles and will actively participate in rocket launches from Vostochny cosmodrome in Amur region.

The Marshal Krylov is a Soviet and Russian tracking warship, the second one of project 1914. It is designated to ensure tests of new space complexes, orbiting and combat duty of space forces, search, rescue and evacuation of crews of splashdown spacecraft, detection of warships, submarines and aircraft, retransmission of all types of information, provision of communications to cosmonauts with the mission command center"

DFO

[Brian James]

Marshal Nedelin Class Missile and Satellite Tracking Ship RFS Marshal Krylov pictured at Vladivostok.