page_title: Vishnya-class intelligence ship
section_title: Ships
hierarchical_section_title: Vishnya-class intelligence ship / Ships
caption_attribution_description: English: Yokosuka, Japan (Mar. 20, 2005) - Aircrew from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron One Four (HS-14) is embarked aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) lowers memorabilia from the Kitty Hawk Strike Group to a Vishnya-class AGI ship, Kurily (SSV-208), as a goodwill gesture. Kurily adjusted its course earlier in the day, allowing Kitty Hawk and embarked Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) sea space to perform scheduled air operations. The Kitty Hawk is currently participating in the annual joint exercise Foal Eagle with the Republic of Korea. Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class William H. Ramsey (RELEASED)
context_page_description: The Vishnya class are a group of intelligence collection ships built for the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. The ships continue in service with the Russian Navy. The Soviet designation is Project 864. The Russian Navy operates seven of these ships.
caption: SSV-208 Kuril'y in 2005
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