Russian hospital ship Ob
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 Ob underway on 1 May 1985 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 →  Russia | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Ob |
| Owner | Russian Navy |
| Builder | Adolf Barsky, Szczecin |
| Laid down | 17 August 1978 |
| Launched | 12 April 1979 |
| Commissioned | 28 March 1980 |
| Decommissioned | 16 August 1997 |
| Homeport | Vladivostok |
| Fate | Scrapped 2007 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ob-class hospital ship |
| Displacement | Standard: 11,300 tons |
| Length | 145.7 m (478 ft) |
| Beam | 19.6 m (64 ft) |
| Draft | 6.2 m (20 ft) |
| Speed | 19.8 knots (36.7 km/h; 22.8 mph) |
| Range | 11,600 nmi (21,500 km; 13,300 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 10 lifeboats |
| Troops | 300-450 patients |
| Complement | 207 crew |
| Aircraft carried | 1 x Kamov Ka-25 |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar |
Ob was a hospital ship of the Russian Navy which entered service in 1980 and was scrapped in 2007.
The four Ob-class hospital ships were designed to provide medical and recreational facilities. They were also employed as personnel transports. They have civilian crews but carry uniformed naval medical personnel. The ships are fully equipped with surgical equipment. Later two units are Project B-320 II, implying a modification to the basic design; the external differences are minor.
