Spasatel Vasily Bekh in 2021
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Class overview | |
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Name | Project 22870 |
Builders | Zvezdochka Shipyard, Astrakhan |
Operators | Russian Navy |
Built | 2014–present |
In commission | 2020–present |
Planned | 7[1] |
Building | 1 |
Completed | 6 |
Active | 5 |
Lost | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tugboat |
Displacement |
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Length | 57 m (187 ft) |
Beam | 14 m (46 ft) |
Draught | 3.2 m (10 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Endurance | 20 days |
Complement | 26 |
Project 22870 is a series of rescue tugboats in service with the Russian Navy designed by the Vympel Design Bureau, intended for towing ships in distress, fire fighting, medical evacuation, and rescue operations.[1][2][3]