Project 7452 / Project 07452 Chusovoy intelligence ship

Service And Conflict Use

1. Dec 31, 1987

   Commissioned as OS-572

   RussianShips.info lists the vessel as completed on 31 December 1987 before later renaming.

   Sources: Seagoing tug - Project 745

2. May 1, 1998

   Renamed GS-31

   The ship received the GS-31 designation in Russian service on 1 May 1998.

   Sources: Seagoing tug - Project 745

3. Jul 29, 2007

   Renamed Chusovoy

   RussianShips.info records the renaming to Chusovoy on 29 July 2007.

   Sources: Seagoing tug - Project 745

4. May 13, 2024

   Rare Baltic transit

   Janes reported the ship transiting the Great Belt toward Kronstadt on a rare visit to the Baltic Sea.

   Sources: Rarely seen Russian intelligence-gathering vessel Tchusovoy spotted in Baltic

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