Russian Nevskoye Design Bureau unveils new Arctic hospital ship.

According to information published by Tass on August 30, 2022, the Nevskoe Design Bureau (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC)) has unveiled the conceptual design of a hospital vessel intended for operation in Arctic conditions at the Army 2022 international military-technical forum.
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Model of the Hospital vessel at Army 2022, Moscow. (Picture source: Ansokolov39)

The promising vessel will have a sharp V-shaped bow, which will allow it to sail through ice in polar areas. It will also have a new, unusual design. According to the mockup, it will be able to accommodate containers with cargo on board, as well as medical evacuation vehicles and helicopters, with four special sites in the stern for takeoff and landing. Cargo and vehicles will be placed on the lower decks.

At the same time, a model of another hospital vessel of a similar but different design is on display at the stand. In 2021, TASS reported with reference to the Nevskoe Design Bureau that the standardized platform, which, according to the developers, was the basis for the Varan-type light aircraft carrier and a versatile amphibious assault ship developed by the design bureau, could also serve as a basis for a hospital vessel and a support ship for the Arctic.

The Army 2022 international military-technical forum is running on August 15-21 at the Patriot exhibition center outside Moscow. The Defense Ministry is the organizer of the forum.

About the Nevskoe Design Bureau

The "Nevskoe Design Bureau" JPSC is a leading planning and design bureau of shipbuilding industry in Russia. It is a central enterprise on designing and producing documentation for building, operational service, refitting, and modernizing the largest and most challenging ocean-going warships — aircraft carriers and large landing ships, as well as shipborne aviation facilities and landing gears, take-off technical sections of shore-based testing and training facility of shipborne aviation.