Project 20180 tugboat

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Russian Navy tugboat Zvezdochka.jpg
Zvezdochka in 2022
Class overview
NameProject 20180
Builders Zvezdochka Shipyard, Severodvinsk
OperatorsNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Russian Navy
Subclasses
Built2004–present
In commission2010–present
Planned4 [1]
Building1
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics
Type
Displacement
  • 5,500 tons (full load) (Project 20180) [1]
  • 6,300 tons (full load) (Project 20181)
  • 5,400 tons (full load) (Project 20183)
Length
  • 96 m (315 ft) (Project 20180)
  • 107.6 m (353 ft) (Project 20181)
Beam17.8 m (58 ft)
Draught9.3 m (31 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 x 3265 hp KL6538В-AS06 electric motors
  • 4 x 1680 kW diesel-generators
  • 2 x 1080 kW diesel-generators
  • 2 x azipods
  • 2 x bow thrusters
Speed14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity8 x ballistic missiles (Project 20181)
Complement
  • 65 (Project 20180)
  • 60 (Project 20181)
Aviation facilities1 x helipad

Project 20180 is a series of seagoing tugboats in service the Russian Navy. [1]

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History

The construction of Akademik Makeev has been beset by numerous delays as a result of sanctions on the Russian shipbuilding industry. Intended to be commissioned in 2021, the vessel has not yet been launched as of April 2024. [2] [3] These sanctions had also affected her sister ship Akademik Kovalev, with the vessel's commissioning being delayed by three months, and the Russian Ministry of Defence seeking compensation from Zvezdochka Shipyard for the delay. [4]

Variants

Ships

NameBuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedFleetStatus
Project 20180
Zvezdochka Zvezdochka Shipyard 3 September 200420 December 200724 July 2010 Northern Fleet Active [1]
Project 20181
Akademik Kovalev Zvezdochka Shipyard 20 December 201130 July 201418 December 2015 Pacific Fleet Active [1]
Akademik Makeev Zvezdochka Shipyard 23 July 2015Laid down [1]
Project 20183
Akademik Alexandrov Zvezdochka Shipyard 20 December 201216 May 201723 January 2020 Pacific Fleet Active [1] [5]

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