Project 22010 research vessel

Project 22010 is a series of research vessels being built for the Russian Navy, developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau.^[1][2] While officially these vessels are intended for deep sea research and rescue operations, officials have alleged that these are spy ships intended for gathering intelligence and tampering with undersea communication cables.^[3][4][5]

Yantar
Class overview
Name	Project 22010
Builders	Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad Vyborg Shipyard, Vyborg
Operators	Russian Navy
Built	2010-present
In commission	2015–present
Planned	3
Building	1
Completed	2[1]
Active	1
General characteristics
Type	Research vessel
Displacement	5,736 tons (full load) [1]
Length	107.8 m (354 ft) 116.3 m (382 ft) (Almaz)
Beam	17.2 m (56 ft)
Propulsion	2 × 3400 hp electric motors 4 x 1600 kW diesel-generators 2 x 1080 kW diesel-generators 2 x azipods 2 x bow thrusters
Speed	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
Endurance	60 days
Boats & landing craft carried	1 x Project 16810 autonomous underwater working vehicle 1 x Project 16811 autonomous underwater working vehicle
Complement	60
Aviation facilities	1 x helipad (Yantar)

Ships

Name	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fleet	Status
Yantar	Yantar Shipyard	8 July 2010	5 December 2012	23 May 2015	Northern Fleet	Active[1]
Almaz	Yantar Shipyard	9 June 2016	October 2019		Pacific Fleet	Launched[1][6][7]
Vice-admiral Burilichev	Vyborg Shipyard	6 February 2021				Laid down[1][8]

See also

• List of active Russian Navy ships
• List of research vessels by country