Pella: Escort Tugboat ‘MB-92’ Ready for Yard Trials

Escort Tugboat “MB-92” (building No 503) – the first vessel of project PE-65 that was built for RF Navy by the Pella shipyard – has successfully passed its yard mooring trials and is ready for yard trials.

Before the end of the year the tugboat will be delivered to the State Customer and put into operation within Pacific Fleet Navy.

Assignment:

towing of vessels and floating objects in harbor areas and open seas

performing of escort operations at the speed of 10 knots

fire fighting operations at floating and shore objects;

oil and petroleum content products spill removal;

rescue and salvage operations;

ice–breaking of up to 0.8 m ice at the speed of up to 5 knots.

Technical parameters:

Length, max 34,4 m

Width, max 12,1 m

Draft 4,4 m

Speed 13,5 knots

Bollard pull 63 tones

Class notation KM Arc4 R1 ?ut1 FF3WS EscortTug by Russian Maritime Register of shipping.

Propulsion complex Z-drive US 255 FP, Rolls-Royce, FPP into nozzles

Power 2×1864 kW, 1600 r/min, Cat 3516B

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Press Release, June 9, 2013