The ''Yuriy Ivanov'' class (Project 18280) is a type of Russian
SIGINT
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intelligence collection ship. The ship is designed by the JSC Central Design Bureau "Iceberg". The displacement of the ship is more than 4,000 tons, the cruising range not less than and its armament consists of light anti-aircraft weapons. The ship on its performance characteristics and capabilities is considerably superior to similar vessels of previous generations mainly due to the versatility and high level of automation and systems integration. The vessels of this class are designed for providing communication. The first ship, ''Yuriy Ivanov'', was
laid down
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in 2004 and was
launched on 30 September 2013. The second ship, ''Ivan Khurs'', was launched on 16 May 2017. Russia originally planned to build at least four such ships by 2020, but this date was later pushed back to 2025.
A new contract for medium sized intelligence ships (such as project 18280) was signed at Army 2021 forum, possibly for ''Yury Ivanov''-class ships.
Operational history
In late May 2023, during the
military invasion of Ukraine, Russia stated that the ''Ivan Khurs'' had been engaged by
uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) belonging to Ukraine, with at least one USV being destroyed by weapons on board.
Ukrainian defence intelligence confirmed the strike and said one of the drones had made contact with its target.
On 25 May 2023, a video appeared which shows a USV reaching the ship within a few metres, after which the video feed cuts out. It is likely the USV detonated in very close proximity to the ship.
Ships
Gallery
File:Ivan Khurs USS Farragut Image8.jpg, ''Ivan Khurs'' in 2020, as seen from ''USS Farragut''
File:Ivan Khurs USS Farragut Image1.jpg, ''Ivan Khurs'' in 2020, as seen from ''USS Farragut''
See also
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List of ships of the Russian Navy
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List of ships of Russia by project number
The list of ships of Russia by project number includes all Soviet and Russian ships by known assigned project numbers. Ship descriptions are Russian assigned classifications when known. The Russian term ''проект'' ( tr. ''proyekt'') can be t ...
References
Возвращение корабля «Иван Хурс» в Севастополь без видимых повреждений стало одной из загадок войны- "The return of the ship "Ivan Khurs" to Sevastopol without visible damage has become one of the mysteries of the war." (www.agents.media, 27 May 2023)
{{Soviet and Russian ships after 1945
Signals intelligence
Auxiliary surveillance ship classes
Auxiliary ships of the Russian Navy