Project 23470 tugboat

Andrey Stepanov in 2020
Class overview
Name	Project 23470
Builders	Yaroslavl Shipyard
Operators	Russian Navy
Built	2014–present
In commission	2020–present
Planned	6 [1]
Building	2
Completed	5
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Tugboat
Displacement	2,656 tons (standard load) 3,401.5 tons (full load) [1] [2]
Length	69.75 m (228.8 ft)
Beam	15 m (49 ft)
Draught	5.11 m (16.8 ft)
Propulsion	3 x 2850 kW diesel-generators 2 x azipods 2 x bow thrusters
Speed	14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi)
Endurance	30 days
Capacity	300 tons
Complement	33
Aviation facilities	1 x helipad

Project 23470 is a series of seagoing tugboats developed by the Baltsudoproekt Central Design Bureau, department of the Krylov state research center, chief designer is Mikhail Rudenko, being built for the Russian Navy, intended to perform a variety of tasks including towing vessels, escorting vessels, extinguishing fires, and refloating vessels. ^{[1] [3]}

Ships

Name	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fleet	Status
Sergey Balk	Yaroslavl Shipyard	30 October 2014	27 December 2016	21 February 2020	Black Sea Fleet	Active [1] [2]
Andrey Stepanov	Yaroslavl Shipyard	23 July 2015	29 June 2017	June 2020	Pacific Fleet	Active [1] [4]
Kapitan Nayden	Yaroslavl Shipyard	9 November 2016	28 November 2019	21 August 2022	Black Sea Fleet	Active [5]
Kapitan Sergeev	Yaroslavl Shipyard	2016	14 May 2021			Launched [1]
Kapitan Ushakov	Yaroslavl Shipyard		14 June 2022			Launched [1] Capsized [6] August 9th 2025
	Yaroslavl Shipyard					Laid down [1]
Vladimir Kovalev	Yaroslavl Shipyard	2 September 2024				Laid down [7]

See also

• List of active Russian Navy ships
• Future of the Russian Navy

References

1. "Project 23470". russianships.info. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
2. "Seagoing Tug Sergey Balk". kchf.ru. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
3. "Shipment of air handling systems for a tugboat, project 23470". marinetec.com. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
4. "Acceptance certificate of sea tugboat Andrey Stepanov of project 23470 is signed". navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
5. "Seagoing Tug Kapitan Nayden". kchf.ru. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
6. Langford, Craig. "New Russian Navy boat sinks at shipyard". UK Defense Journal. ukdj. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
7. "В Ярославле заложили еще один морской буксир проекта 23470". flotprom.ru (in Russian). 2 September 2024.