UR AGORH Krylov

Leonid Demin in Kiel/Germany

Leonid Demin in Kiel/Germany



Akademik Krylov class oceanographic research ships
(Project 852/856)

Displacement:9,120 tons full load
Dimensions:147.8 x 18.6 x 6.26-6.4 meters
Propulsion:4 diesels, 2 shafts, 16,000 bhp, 19 knots
Crew:90 civilian + 80 mission crew + 80 passengers/transients
Aviation:Aft helicopter deck and hangar
Concept:Very large research ships; are now inactive due to high operating costs, and are used as accommodations ships. Probably could return to service if needed; at least one went to sea in 1997.
Classification:Ekspeditsionnoye Okeanograficheskoye Sudno (EOS); Expeditionary Oceanographc Vessel
Builders:A. Warski SY, Szczecin, Poland. Built 1974-1979.
Disposals/Reserve:Akademik Krylov sold 1993, Leonid Sobelyev stricken 1996 and scrapped.
Name                    Year    FLT     Homeport        Notes
[Admiral Vladimirskiy                                   reserve]
[Ivan Kruzenshtern                                      reserve]
[Leonid Demin                                           reserve]
[Mikhail Krupskiy                                       reserve]


(source: Hazegray and Underway ex:World Fleet Lists)