Purga-class patrol ship

PS-824 (first right)
Class overview
BuildersAlmaz shipbuilding company
Operators Russian Coast Guard
Preceded byIvan Susanin class
Succeeded byProject 23550 class
Built2007–present
In commission2010–present
Planned12
Building2
Completed11
Active10
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Displacement1,066 tons full load
Length71 m (233 ft)
Beam10.4 m (34 ft)
Draught3.5 m (11 ft)
Propulsion2 shaft diesel (ABC 16M VZDC-1000-180) 5,440 hp
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range6,000 km (3,700 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement25
Sensors and
processing systems
MR-231 radar
Armament
  • Small Arms
  • Provision for 1 x AK-306M on bow (installed from Podolsk onwards)
Aviation facilitiesHelipad for Ka-226 Helicopter

The Purga class, Russian designation Project 22120 Purga (blizzard), is a series of ice-strengthened patrol ships designed by Petrobalt Design Bureau and being built by Almaz for the Russian Coast Guard. Project 22120 is a new generation border patrol vessel with an icebreaking capability, allowing it independent navigation in areas with ice thickness up to 0.6 m during winter-spring and up to 0.8 m during summer-autumn season. The class is intended for operations in waters near Sakhalin, Russia's largest island.[citation needed]