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Balzam-class intelligence shiplarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source105 m (344 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Balzam-class intelligence ship | Manoram-class ferry |
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| Power | 2 shaft diesel 9,000 hp (6,700 kW)[source] | 1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator[source] |
| Builders | Yantar Yard Kaliningrad[source] | — |
| Operators | Soviet Navy Russian Navy[source] | Indian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Primor'ye-class surveillance ship[source] | — |
| Succeeded by |
Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 0 of 4
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62.1 m (203 ft 9 in)[source]
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Vishnya-class intelligence ship[source]
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| Built | 1980–1986[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1980–1987[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | intelligence ship[source] | Ferry[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Sonar: MG-349 hull mounted array, MG-13 underwater communications, MG-7[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Cage Pot I, Twin Wheel, Log Maze[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × 4 9K32 Strela-2 positions, 1 × 30 mm AK-630 anti-aircraft gun, 1×7 55 mm MRG-1 grenade launcher[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] Soviet Union[source] | India[source] India[source] |
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| Name | — | Manoram class[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 250 passengers[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd[source] |
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