Yantar
spy ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Yantar
- IMO number
- 4617863
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- spy ship
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 107.8 m
- Beam
- 17.2 m
- Year built
- 2015
- Builder
- Yantar Shipyard
- Registered owner
- Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research
- Operator
- Russian Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Yantar
Yantar (Russian: Янтарь) is a special purpose intelligence collection ship built for the Russian Navy. The ship has been operated by the Russian Navy's Main Directorate of Underwater Research (GUGI) since 2015 and is reportedly a spy ship. The vessel's home port is Severomorsk, where it is attached to the Northern Fleet. It is the lead ship of the Project 22010 class, with two sister ships: Almaz (planned launch of 2019 but delayed), intended to serve with the Pacific Fleet, and Vice-Admiral Burilichev (laid down 2021).
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Yantar now?
- Yantar has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Yantar?
- Yantar is a spy ship, built in 2015 by Yantar Shipyard. The vessel is 107.8 m long with a beam of 17.2 m.
- Who owns Yantar?
- Yantar is registered to Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research and operated by Russian Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Yantar been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Yantar appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).