159th Reconnaissance Ship Brigade

159-я бригада разведывательных кораблей

Military Unit: 20524

Activated 24.6.53 in Goyachiye Ruchyi, Murmansk Oblast, as the independent Sea Radio-Technical Battalion for Special Operations (military unit: 81237).

7.9.56 the 159th independent Reconnaissance Ship Battalion (military unit: 20524) was activated, attached to the independent Sea Radio-Technical Battalion for Special Operations.

8.60 the independent Sea Radio-Technical Battalion for Special Operations was renamed the Sea Reconaissance Radio-Technical Force.

9.5.65 renamed 16th Sea Reconaissance Radio-Technical Force for Special Operations.

13.2.71 the 16th Sea Reconaissance Radio-Technical Force for Special Operations and the 159th independent Reconnaissance Ship Battalion was united as the 159th Reconnaissance Ship Brigade.

Organisation 1988:

• 16th Sea Reconaissance Radio-Technical Force (1995 became Communications Center)
• 2125th Coastal Base

1998 renamed 518th independent Reconnaissance Ship Battalion.

Bases:

• Goyachiye Ruchyi, Murmansk Oblast, 6.53 - 1998 [69 10 35N, 33 28 33E]
• Guba Okolnaya, Murmansk Oblast, 1998 - today [69 05 27N, 33 27 96E]

Warships attached:

• Project 24K:
  • Ritsa, 5.54 - ?
  • Neyva (Giroskop), 6.53 - 1.12.69
  • Sayga (Buy), 6.53 - 29.12.69
• Project 391A:
  • Vekha, 1958 - 3.12.71
• Project Okean [Okean class]:
  • Tunets (Teodolit), 11.59 - 7.84
  • Nelma (Krenometr), 12.59 - 1984
  • Minoga (Barometr), 1960 - 1976
  • Katun (Traverz), 8.60 - 1986
  • Taymen (Lotlin), 1961 - 1980
  • Repiter, 1962 - 1986
  • Ekholot, 1963 - 1989
• Project 393A [Mirnyy class]:
  • Val, 6.65 - 4.11.68
  • Vertikal, 1.65 - 4.11.68
• Project 850 [Nikolay Zubov class]:
  • Khariton Laptev, 4.66 - 19.3.92
• Project 861 [Moma class]:
  • Arkhipelag, 10.68 - 5.7.94
  • Pelorus, 9.69 - 30.6.93
  • Nakhodka, 12.70 - 16.3.98
  • Seliger, 7.71 - 30.6.93
  • Ilmen, 7.72 - 3.76
• Project 994 [Primorye class]:
  • Zaporozhye, 5.72 - 8.9.97
  • Zakarpatye, 9.72 - 30.6.93
• Project 1826 [Balzam class]:
  • Lira, 6.80 - 8.9.97
  • Belomorye, from 6.87
• Project 864 [Vishnya class]:
  • Tavriya, from 5.87
  • Odograf (Viktor Leonov), from 22.1.96
• Auxiliaries:
  • PSKL-3, 1966 - 1989
  • PM-13, 1966 - 1987
  • BSS-79850, 1968 - 1977
  • MB-7M, 1973 - 1987 [Project 733]
  • MB-236, 1987 - 1988 [Project 745]
  • VM-72, 1987 - 1994 [Project 535]
  • TL-1666, 1988 - ? [Project 1888]
  • UTS-287, 1988 - 1995
  • PMR-2, 1990 - 1994
  • OS-572 (GS-31), 1995 - ?