Russia: Pella Shipyard Launches Project PE-65 Tugboat

The escort tugboat of project PE-65, building No 504, the regular tugboat of the Acceptance Program of 2013,  is launched.

The assignments of the vessel are:

– 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 product spill removal.

– Rescue and salvage operations.

– Breaking of up to 0,8 m ice at the speed of up to 5 knots.

Technical data:

– 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 Аut1 FF3WS Escort Tug by Russian Maritime Register of shipping.

– Propulsion system Z-drives US 255 FP, Rolls-Royce, FPP into nozzles

– Powerplant 2х1864 kW at 1600 r/min, Cat 3516B

– Full load displacement is 860 t.

Deck equipment:

– bow double-drum anchor-towing-mooring electro-hydraulic winch М 140-180-2Т-2В-1С-FEH RED Fluidmecanica providing escort services, 20 t of bollard pull and 1860 kN of brake holding force;

– aft electro-hydraulic towing winch CHR-20-180-1Т-1С-ЕА RED Fluidmecanica, providing 20 t of bollard pull and 1860 kN of brake holding force;

– towing hook providing 650 kN of bollard pull with quick release device;

– cargo crane Fluidmecanica HLRM 45/5 S with lifting capacity of 19.5 kN at the boom of 13.5m.

In order to fulfill fire-fighting operations the tugboat is equipped with external fire fighting system made by FFS (capacity is 1500 m3/h, 2 water monitors, water curtains system).

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Press Release, November 29, 2012