"Admiralteyskie Verfi" USC may complete the construction of the patrol icebreaker "Dzerzhinsky" of project 23550, which is currently being built at the Vyborg Shipyard USC for the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation, a source in the shipbuilding industry of St. Petersburg said.
Last week, acting General Director of Admiralteyskie Verfi Andrey Bystrov and General Director of VSZ Sergey Chernogubovsky discussed the transfer of the construction process. The initiative came from the management of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).
The project 23550 ice-class patrol ship, developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau, is designed to protect Arctic waters, escort and tow detained vessels, escort supply vessels, and is also capable of hitting sea, coastal and air targets.
The ship is 114.5 meters long, 19.5 meters wide, and is capable of overcoming ice up to 1.7 meters thick (Arc7 category). Displacement - about 9,000 tons, cruising range - unlimited. Economic speed - about 10 knots, full speed - 18 knots, economic cruising range - about 10 thousand miles, autonomy - about 70 days.
Earlier www1.ru reported that the lead patrol ice-class ship of project 23550 "Ivan Papanin" was presented to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov.
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