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Czilim-class hovercraft

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Class overview
BuildersYaroslavl Shipyard
Operators Russian Coast Guard
Built1998–2000
In commission2000–2010
Completed1
Retired1
General characteristics
TypeHovercraft
Displacement9.5 t (9.3 long tons) full load
Length12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Beam5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
Speed43 kn (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Range
  • 162 nmi (300 km; 186 mi) at 38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph)
  • 350 nmi (650 km; 400 mi) ferry range
Endurance1 day
Capacity6 border guards with equipment
Crew2
Sensors and
processing systems
I-band navigational radar
Armament1 × 7.62 mm PKMB machine gun

The Czilim-class ACV (Project 20910) is a small patrol hovercraft operated by the Border Service of the FSB of Russia.

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The Czilim class is the first new class of military hovercraft developed for the Russian military since the fall of the Soviet Union. It is based on an Almaz CMDB design and was ordered from Yaroslavl Shipyard in the late 1990s. It is roughly the same size as the British SR.N6 hovercraft.

The Czilim class was designed for border patrol duties on the Amur River on the border with China, and is expected to be used entirely by Russian border guards. It is intended as a smaller replacement for the Soviet Gus-class LCAC. The first craft was laid down on 24 February 1998 and entered service on 18 September 2000. Three further craft were ordered at Yaroslavl in the late 1990s and early 2000s, though none are currently believed to be completed.[1]

The Czilim class is capable of carrying six border guards and their equipment.

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References

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