End of sea trials for project 23370G big hydrographic boat Mikhail Kazansky for Russian navy.

The project 23370G big hydrographic boat Mikhail Kazansky, which has been built for the Russian Navy at KAMPO enterprise, and assembled from various parts at the Vyborg Shipbuilding Plant is ending the sea phase of state trials in the Gulf of Finland. It will be handed over to the Russian Navy before the end of November, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Project 23370G hydrographic boat Mikhail Kazansky. (Picture source rg.ru)

"The Mikhail Kazansky big hydrographic boat is unique due to the catamaran design of its hull which has significantly increased the useful space on the deck for installing the hydrographic equipment. Three hydrographic boats of this project are expected to be delivered to the Hydrographic Service of the Russian Navy before the end of 2020," the ministry said.

In August 2019, bloc-modules meant for the boat were loaded onto trucks at KAMPO enterprise in the Moscow region and delivered to the Vyborg Shipbuilding Plant, which assembled the boat.

The project 23370G multifunctional modular hydrographic boat has been developed on the basis of projects 23370 and 23370M boats, which the KAMPO enterprise is building in the interest of search and rescue forces of the Russian Navy and which have already proven their efficiency.

Project 23370G hydrographic boats are designed for voyage and hydrographic work; for installing (removing) and servicing floating warning signs; delivering service personnel; repair brigades, food, fuel and other cargoes to coastal facilities, including those located on an unequipped coast. The boat is capable of measuring depth under buoys with the help of an echo sounder. The boat’s water displacement is about 140 tons.

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