State trials of newest icebreaker Evpatiy Kolovrat built for the Pacific Fleet completes in Kamchatka
12.07.2024
In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, factory tests of the multifunctional icebreaker Evpatiy Kolovrat for the detachment of auxiliary vessels of the Troops and Forces in the North-East of Russia have been completed.
During the tests in accordance with the approved programme the representatives of the manufacturing plant checked the icebreaker's seaworthiness, manoeuvrability, operation of aeronautical equipment and ship systems.
In the near future, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky will host the ceremony of hoisting the Navy Flag and acceptance of the icebreaker Eupatiy Kolovrat into the Navy. In the area of responsibility of the Pacific Fleet, the new icebreaker will perform year-round escorting of the Pacific Fleet ships in the near Arctic zone, as well as logistical support and patrolling tasks.
The new icebreaker was built under the 21180M project developed by the Nizhny Novgorod Vympel Design Bureau at the Almaz Shipyard in St. Petersburg. Main tactical and technical data: Displacement - 4000 tonnes, length - 82 m, width - 19 m. Full speed - 14 knots, crew - 30 people, autonomy - 30 days, thickness of ice overcome - 1 metre.
Press Service of the Eastern Military District
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