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The training ship “Smolnyy“ enters the port of Baltiysk. There are cadets standing on the deck of the ship. Baltic Sea. A high-speed, deep-sea tourist boat rushes past the ship. Far out to sea, near the horizon, another Russian Navy warship is visible. Cloudy weather, slight roughness at sea. The ship is decorated with flags. The training ship “Smolnyy“ is a training ship of the project equipped with modern radio and navigation equipment and has combat weapons. The training ship “Smolnyy“ is designed to provide practice for cadets of naval educational institutions. For training, there are spacer classes, as well as classrooms, an astronomical deck, six-oar yawls, and a compartment for combating the survivability of the ship. During training cruises, cadets undergo naval navigation practice, study the organization of ship service, the work of command posts and combat posts. On February 21, 1974, the ship was laid down at the Polish shipyard Stocznia Szczecinska named after Adolf Warski, and in January 1975 it was launched. On July 1, 1976, the USSR State Flag was hoisted on the ship. Displacement - 6120 tons, Length 138 m Width 17.2 m Height 17.0 m Draft 5.5 m Engines: 2 16-cylinder diesel engines Power 16,000 l. With. (11.8 MW) Speed 20 knots (37 km/h) Cruising range 9000 nautical miles at a speed of 14 knots (fuel capacity - 1050 tons) Crew: 12 officers, 30 midshipmen, 105 sailors 30 teachers and 300 cadets
