Swedish Navy Orion A201

[finnfan]

Swedish Orion A201 pic39.jpg

In 1985 the Swedish intelligence gathering ship Orion was in collision with a Soviet Sonya class minesweeper.
A long shot, I know, but does anyone have any drawings of this unusual ship, no matter how basic?

While I am about it, I am also interested in drawings of the Russian Balzan (or Lira) class intelligence ships. I have made some drawings based on photogaphs, but cannot be 100% sure I have got it right

Thanks

Don

[Cliffy B]

Try checking old Jane's Fighting Ships if you can. They used to have drawings of almost every single Soviet ship in them. Might get lucky on the Swedish ship.

[maxim]

In one Weyer I found a profile of Orion, but no deck view.

In Combat Fleets unfortunately only a photo is included.

Also a first search using Swedish words ("HMS Orion signalspaningsfartyg") did not include any plan, but some photos.

It is really a strange looking ship:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... 201%29.jpg

Of the Russian Balzam class I found a drawing of Bjelomorje including profile and deck view in one of the Weyer.

[peppe]

from a russian book(pavlov almanach 1992) and other source
ciao peppe

[finnfan]

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This is Belomorye which I saw at Murmansk in 2013 and the reason why I asked for the information.

Very many thanks Peppe and Maxim. With the aid of the information you have supplied and photos I have collected, the Balzam class looks like a distinct possibility for a scratch build in 1/700.

Don