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Project 22010-class intelligence ship
Russian research vessel Yantar is a project 22010-class intelligence ship. It was built by Yantar Shipyard.
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Yantar
Yantar Shipyard
01602
8 July 2010
5 December 2012
23 May 2015
Severomorsk
Call sign : RMM91 MMSI number : 273546520
In service
Project 22010-class intelligence ship
5,736 tons (full load)
107.8 m (353 ft 8 in)
17.2 m (56 ft 5 in)
2 × 3400 hp electric motors 4 × 1600 kW diesel generators 2 × 1080 kW diesel generators
2 azipods with fixed pitch propellers 2 bow thrusters
15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
60 days
2 deep-diving autonomous underwater vehicles 1 Rus class (Project 16810) 1 Konsul class (Project 16811)
60
Helipad for 1 helicopter
Yantar was designed by the CMDB Almaz Design Bureau in Saint Petersburg , and the hull was laid down on 8 July 2010. It was launched in December 2012, and concluded its sea trials in May 2015. The ship has a length of 108 metres (354 ft) and a full displacement of 5,736 tons. It uses diesel-electric propulsion for a top speed of approximately 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). It officially has a complement of 60. The ship was built at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad .
Yantar can act as a mothership to mini-subs . The United States Navy has stated that the submersibles are able to sever cables miles beneath the ocean's surface. The submersibles are reportedly capable of operating at depths of up to 6,000 metres (20,000 ft). The submersibles are reportedly the project 16810 Rus -class submersible and the project 16811 Konsul -class submersible.
On 11 and 12 September 2023, while being followed by the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel NoCGV Barentshav in the Fram Strait , Yantar closely followed Kronprins Haakon for 16.5 hours. The Russian ship was operating without AIS and would overtly copy all of the research vessel's stops and movements, at one point closing to a distance of 200–370 metres. While the Norwegian Polar Institute characterised the incident as " harassment ", and the Royal Norwegian Navy reportedly keeps a close eye on the Russian intelligence vessel, all relevant Norwegian authorities assessed that Yantar acted in accordance with international maritime law .
On 19 November 2025, British Defence Secretary John Healey , stated that the intelligence-gathering Yantar had entered the United Kingdom’s wider waters north of Scotland during the previous weeks, and was allegedly engaging in espionage and the mapping of UK's undersea cables . The vessel came within 45 miles of the British coast. In response, the UK deployed a Royal Navy frigate and RAF P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to monitor and track the ship, during which Yantar reportedly directed Dazzler lasers at the pilots. Healey described the Russian actions as "deeply dangerous", noting that this was the second visit of Yantar to UK waters in the same year, and warning that Britain was prepared to respond if the vessel attempted to travel further south.
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Russian research vessel Yantar equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
RussiaNavy exact named equipment holdings: Yantar. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / AGOS. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.