Two Russian Project 23040 rescue boats complete sea trials in Kamchatka.

According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on October 8, 2020, Russian Navy Project 23040 harbor diving boats RVK-1264 and Alexander Sheremet are completing state trials in Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office said.
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Russian Navy Project 23040 harbor diving boat. (Picture source Twiter account Capt(N))

“The boats have been built by the Nizhegorodsky Teplokhod Shipyard on order of the Russian Defense Ministry. They make part of a series of rescue boats and meet modern requirements set to vessels of the type,” the press office said.

In August 2020, the Project 23040 vessels were transported to Kamchatka along the Northern Sea Route and prepared for unit and mechanism trials. By the end of the week, the boats will complete their state trials. Then, they will join a rescue naval formation of forces based in northeast Russia.

The Project 23040 is a new class of search and rescue (SAR) vessels built for the Russian Navy by ZNT Yard between 2013 and 2018. The vessel is designed for stationary placement of diving equipment, transportation of divers, and underwater operations. The vessel can assist in emergency rescue operations, in hydraulic and salvage operations; inspection of harbor seabed, inspection of ship wrecks and other structures.

Citing Black Sea Fleet website, the Project 23040 vessel is 28,09 meters long and 5,56 meters wide. The midship board is 3 meters high, the bow is 3,4 meters high. The average draft is 1,5 meters. Full displacement is close to 118 tons. The main engine has a 2x441 KW capacity. The diesel generator has 2x80 KW. The emergency diesel generator has 1x20 KW. The speed is close to 13,7 knots. The crew comprises 3 men and the diving team has 5 men. The range is 200 miles at 10 knots. The boats feature single-deck steel ice-class hull boat, an aluminum superstructure (wheelhouse) and two-shaft diesel propulsion system with FPPs and bow thruster. The boats are for the first time controlled by joysticks which easily keep them in the assigned point in any conditions.

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