Project 23550 patrol ship

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"Ivan Papanin" - Project 23550 icebreaking patrol ship. March 2021. Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg.jpg
Ivan Papanin at Admiralty Shipyards in Saint Petersburg in March 2021
Class overview
Builders
Operators
Preceded by
Built2017–present
In commissionLate 2024 (current estimate) [1]
Planned4 [2]
Building4
General characteristics
Type Icebreaking patrol ship
Displacement
  • 6,800 t (6,700 long tons) (standard) [3]
  • 8,500 t (8,400 long tons) (full load)
Length114  m (374 ft 0 in)
Beam18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Ice class RS Arc7 [4]
Installed power4 × Kolomna 28-9DG diesel generators (4 × 3,500 kW) [5]
Propulsion
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range10,000  nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60 core crew + 50 extra mission crew
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and hangar for Ka-27 helicopter

Project 23550 is a class of armed icebreaking patrol ships under construction for the Russian Navy. [7] [9] [10] Two ships were ordered from Saint Petersburg-based Admiralty Shipyards in 2016. [11] The ships are designed to patrol the Russian territorial waters and exclusive economic zone in the Arctic. The ships are also referred as "Arktika" type (Russian : шифр «Арктика», lit.  'codename Arctic ').

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During the launching ceremony of the lead ship, it was announced that two additional ships of slightly revised design would be built for the FSB Border Service of Russia by Vyborg Shipyard. The derivative design is also referred to as "Ermak" type (Russian: шифр «Ермак», lit. 'codename Yermak '). [2] [7] [9]

Design

Scale model of the Project 23550 patrol ship Maket proekta 23550.png
Scale model of the Project 23550 patrol ship

Project 23550 patrol ships have a planned displacement of 8,500 tonnes (8,400 long tons; 9,400 short tons), a length of 114 metres (374 ft 0 in) and a draught of 6 metres (19 ft 8 in). [10] The ships will be equipped with two Raptor-class patrol boats, a Ka-27 helicopter and small hovercraft. The core crew is planned at 60 with accommodation for an additional 50 mission specialists. Armament will include a 76-millimeter (3 in) naval gun (some sources state a 100 mm (3.9 in) naval gun) [12] and 3M-54 Kalibr anti-ship missiles in the Club-K container variant. [3] [4] [13]

Project 23550 will have an integrated electric propulsion with four 3,500- kilowatt (4,700  hp ) Kolomna 28-9DG main diesel gensets consisting of 16-cylinder 10D49 diesel engines driving alternators produced by Ruselprom. In addition, the ships will have two auxiliary diesel gensets with Kolomna diesel engines and Ruselprom alternators. While the early concept featured ABB Azipod azimuthing propulsion units, the final design has two conventional shaft lines, propellers and rudders. The 6,300-kilowatt (8,400 hp) propulsion motors will be produced by Ruselprom. [6] [8] The ships will have an endurance of 70 days and a range of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at economic speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). Their maximum speed is 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph). [4] [13]

The vessels are strengthened for navigation in ice-covered arctic seas according to the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping ice class Arc7. [4] [10] They are designed to break ice up to 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in) thick. [13]

Think tank Global Security pointed out several similarities between the Project 23550 design and NoCGV Svalbard, and Canada's Harry DeWolf class. [10] All three class are of approximately the same displacement, capable of transitting similar thickness of ice and have similar size crews, with room for mission specialist. Project 23550 is, however, much more heavily armed.

In 2020, it was announced that the Russian Navy would begin sea trials to test the installation of module containers on patrol vessels permitting such ships to carry significantly upgraded armaments tailored to different missions. The containers were envisaged to carry various weapons including sonars and torpedoes or anti-ship and cruise missiles. [14]

Ships in class

NameRussianNamesakeBuilderIMO numberLaid downLaunchedCommissionedStatus
Russian Navy ("Arktika" type)
Ivan Papanin Иван Папанин Ivan Dmitrievich Papanin Admiralty Shipyards, Saint Petersburg 989815119 April 201725 October 2019 [15] Late 2024 (current estimate) [1] Launched
Nikolay Zubov Николай Зубов Nikolay Nikolaevich Zubov Admiralty Shipyards, Saint Petersburg989816327 November 2019 [11] [16] 3rd quarter 2024 (planned) [17] 2024 (planned) [18] Under construction [18]
Coast Guard of the FSB Border Service ("Ermak" type)
Purga Пурга [19] Russian for "blizzard" Vyborg Shipyard, Vyborg 991659925 July 2020 [19] 7 October 2022 [20] [13] 2024 (planned) [19] Launched [20] [13]
Dzerzhinsky [21] Дзержинский Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky Vyborg Shipyard, Vyborg22 December 2023 [21] Under construction

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