144th Reconnaissance Ship Brigade

144-я бригада разведывательных кораблей

Military Unit: 15130

Activated 1953(?) in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast, as the 000 independent Sea Radio-Technical Battalion for Special Operations.

In 1956 an independent Reconnaissance Ship Battalion 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 17th Sea Reconaissance Radio-Technical Force.

9.5.65 renamed 17th Sea Reconaissance Radio-Technical Force for Special Operations.

13.2.71 the 17th Sea Reconaissance Radio-Technical Force for Special Operations and the 000 independent Reconnaissance Ship Battalion was united as the 144th Reconnaissance Ship Brigade.

Organisation 1988:

• 17th Sea Reconaissance Radio-Technical Force
• 0000 Coastal Base

1998 renamed 72nd independent Reconnaissance Ship Battalion.

Bases:

• Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast, 1953 - today [54 38 16N, 19 54 59E]

Warships attached:

• Project 24K:
  • Andoma, 1953 - ?
  • GS-1, 1956 - 1983
  • GS-2, 1956 - ?
  • GS-46, 1957 - ?
• Project Okean [Okean class]:
  • Taymen (GS-319, Lotlin), 1980 - 30.6.93
  • Reduktor, 1961 - 19.3.92
  • Linza, 1961 - 19.4.90
  • Zond, 1962 - 1990(?)
• Project 502:
  • GS-536, 5.67 - 17.12.94
  • GS-242, 5.68 - 30.6.93
  • Khersones, 2.70 - 17.7.97
• Project 503 [Alpinist class]:
  • GS-19 (Zhigulevsk), from 1982
  • GS-39 (Syzran), from 1981
• Project 864 [Vishnya class]:
  • Meridian (Admiral Fedor Golovin), from 3.86
  • Pelengator (Vasiliy Tatischev), from 11.88