Rybinsk shipbuilders have started installing a crucial control element – the propulsion and steering columns (VRK) – on the ice-breaking tugboat "Narvskaya Zastava" of Project 3262, which is being built at the "Brothers Nobel Shipyard". This was reported by the press service of the Kalashnikov Concern.
The VRK is a propulsion and steering complex in which the propeller and steering mechanism are combined into a single unit capable of rotating 360 degrees.
Installation of ship pipelines and systems, mounting of shut-off valves, and painting of ballast systems are also continuing on the tugboat. Workers are sandblasting the vessel's hull.
"Narvskaya Zastava" is a complex vessel to build due to a number of design features, including a retractable and lowering wheelhouse and foldable masts (for passing under bridges). The tugboat is equipped with hydrants and fire monitors for firefighting.
Characteristics of the tugboat "Narvskaya Zastava":
- Length – 42.5 m
- Width – 11.8 m
- Draft – 5.2 m
- Power plant – 2x1800 kW
- Speed – 11 knots
- Autonomy – 5 days
- Crew – 8 people
The vessel is being built for the Committee for Environmental Management, Environmental Protection and Ecological Safety of St. Petersburg. The tugboat will operate on the Neva and Svir rivers, Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega, and in the waters of the Gulf of Finland.