The High Command of the Navy of Russia conducted a planned rotation of ships from the coast of Syria Intelligence. As part of a permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea instead of the average intelligence of the ship “equator” at the service of atonement scout ship “Kiel”, According to the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.
According to the press service, currently TFR “equator”, carried a service in the Mediterranean Sea with 6 February, It has passed Straits zone and directed to Sebastopol. In my time “equator” He replaced in the composition of the task force of the Navy intelligence ship medium “Vasily Tatishchev”. To date, three TFR – “equator”, “Kiel” and “Vasily Tatishchev” in turn are serving in the coast of Syria. Expected entry into the Navy's newest ship of exploration “Ivan Hursa”, which continues to pass tests on the Baltic Sea. As expected, in future “Ivan Hursa” to replace the Mediterranean TFR “Estuary”, which sank in April 2017 , at the entrance to the area of the Black Sea straits due to a collision with a foreign vessel.
Average scout ship “Kiel” built in 1970 year on shipyards in Poland. Maximum speed - 17 knots. Cruising range - about 10 thousand nautical miles. The ship is equipped with various underwater acoustics systems, radar and signals intelligence. crew - 85 human, armament - portable air defense missile system “Needle”
