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Shipyard in Volga area to build six Project 22160 patrol ships for Russia’s Navy.
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 The first Project 22160 Patrol Ship "Vasily Bykov" seen under construction at Zelenodolsk shipyard on 23.06. 2017. Picture via vk.com/milinfolive |
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| According to him, the Admiralty Wharves Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia is currently building the first Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin. Two ships of the type are planned to be built under a contract. "The ship Ivan Papanin is 15% ready. The work is being carried out on schedule. The ship is currently under construction at an out-of-door slipway and its hull is being built now," Korolyov said. According to him, all technical requirements set to the ships of the type by the Navy will be met. |
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 Project 22160 patrol ship. Picture: Severnoye Design Bureau |
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| The Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin has been developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau. It will have a displacement of about 9,000 tons and a length of 100 meters. The ship will combine the characteristics of a tug, an icebreaker, a patrol and an ocean survey ships. The Project 22160 ship has a displacement of about 1,300 tons. It is armed with the 57mm gun, machineguns and launchers for Igla (NATO reporting name: SA-18 Grouse) surface-to-air missiles and carries a helicopter. As of today, five ships of the type have been laid down and are being built now. © Copyright 2017 TASS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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