 Missile impact point in the superstructure, with marks made by main wings, stabilizers and bottom-mounted air intake.
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| History | |
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 Ukraine | |
| Name | Vereshchagino |
| Operator | Marine Hydrophysic Institute (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)[1] |
| Builder | Leninska Kuznya, Kyiv |
| Yard number | 1450 |
| Commissioned | 1978 |
| Homeport | Illichivsk |
| Identification | IMO number: 7733826 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 54.8 m (179 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 9.80 m (32 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 4.32 m (14 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Speed | 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h) |
| Endurance | 28 days |
| Capacity | 207 metric tons (as built) |
| Crew | 31 |
| Notes | [2] |
MV Vereshchagino is a Ukrainian, former Soviet medium trawler (seiner[3] to be exact), built in 1978 and later converted to coastal passenger shipping.[4] It was one of 345 ships of Vasily Yakovenko (project 502EM) class, which was built in Kyiv from 1971 to 2000.[5] On April 24, 2000, Vereshchagino survived a direct hit by a P-35 Progress anti-ship missile fired by Russian Navy from Sevastopol. There were no fatalities, one seaman was wounded by splinters.
- ^ Vereshchagino. Fleetphoto.ru
- ^ СРТМ типа "Василий Яковенко" (пр.502ЭМ) (Vasily Yakovenko class specifications, in Russian). korabli.qdg.ru. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^ Tribushna, L. Accepted the Ukrainian motor vessel "Vereshchagino" for a training target, the Russian military sent at it a missile (Приняв украинский теплоход «верещагино» за учебную цель, российские военные накрыли его ракетой). Fakty.ua. 5 May 2000
- ^ Aksaniuk, M. Could the missile attack on Vereshchagino happen again? (МОЖЕТ ЛИ ПОВТОРИТЬСЯ РАКЕТНАЯ АТАКА «ВЕРЕЩАГИНО»? ) Mirror Weekly. 21 July 2000
- ^ List of Vasily Yakovenko class ships, in Russian). korabli.qdg.ru. Retrieved November 24, 2010.