Auxilliary vessels, Special-purpose and minor naval ships

According to Nevsky Shipyard, the new class of tanker will be capable of carrying
» 3,000 tons of fuel oil
» 2,500 tons of diesel fuel
» 500 tons of aviation fuel
» 150 tons of lubricating oil
» 1,000 tons of fresh water to
» 100 tons of food and spare parts

The future Academician Pashin will be capable to transfer both dry and liquid cargoes on two ships simultaneously while underway at sea. In addition, the tanker may transfer dry cargo by air by helicopter.

Zvezdochka (project 20180) - rescue tag and Akademic Korolev (project 20180TB) - armament support ship

I figured that the Navy section needed a thread on smaller vessels and innovations not typically covered in the "News" thread. 

Great topics include the rather overlooked Alexandrit, project 10750e etc. If you'd like, the Ivan Gren and other landing ships could be talked about here. As for innovations, new composites used for hulls (like the Alexandrit) of smaller ships etc should be mentioned.

Let's start this thread off with a question.

Does anybody know more about the vacuum-infused fiberglass body of the Alexandrit? It is said to have been shaped (whatever that means) in only a day and a half, which is said to be a world record.

I just thought of a great, rather unknown topic that *could* have a huge influence on the Russian navy in the future... Forged carbon fiber! If you don't know what it is, forged CF is a mixture of carbon fibers held together via a resin. Unlike typical "fibers", it isn't woven, and it is instead "baked" together with the help of the resin and is "forged" (stamped) to the desired shape. This allows it to be easily produced in large quantities at a low cost, something regular woven CF can't claim... In fact, the tub of a Lamborghini Sesto Elemento takes only 8 and 1/2 minutes to forge, imagine this technology on ships! Back to the topic, forged CF is 60% lighter than steel while being 600% percent stiffer! Not only that, but it should be stronger per amount of weight than Titanium, which is huge (if you can't tell already, I'm hyped about this stuff)! Keels could be *produced* (!) by the hour, while the rest of the hull could probably be assembled in smaller pieces within a couple of weeks. As if all of that isn't enough, the process of making forged CF produces under 1% waste, which is 50% percent less than other kinds of "fibers", fiberglass included. It can use the same paint as steel, which most composites aren't capable of... Most importantly, forging CF hulls, structures, and keels means no welding, which quickens the production process, and it also allows for less reliance on Titanium and other metals used in shipbuilding. I assume that some form of additive, either in the resin and/or carbon could be used to lighten and strengthen it even further. - Carbon nanotubes?



This technology has the capability to reduce ship building time from years to months, while being more efficient, resourceful, and economically smart at the same time.

Anyone ever hear of the Scorpion p. 12300? It looks like a vry caapble fast-attack craft, with an A-190-5P-10E gun, a single Kastan CIWS, and either four "Yakhont cells" (I assume they are UKSK) or eight KH-35 cells. 

Look here:

http://www.almaz-kb.ru/eng/catalogue/e_12300.php

New Russian spy ship project 22010

I thought it is a research vessel... Or is that just a mask?

Mike E wrote:I thought it is a research vessel... Or is that just a mask?

It is a research ship. It's no spy ship.

http://navaltoday.com/2012/12/06/russia-yantar-shipyard-launches-project-22010-all-round-oceanographic-ship/

I was confused because Viktor mentioned "spy ship".

Thanks anyway!

kvs wrote:

Mike E wrote:I thought it is a research vessel... Or is that just a mask?

It is a research ship.  It's no spy ship.  

http://navaltoday.com/2012/12/06/russia-yantar-shipyard-launches-project-22010-all-round-oceanographic-ship/

I was not kidding. Mapping sea surface (unlimited range) is just the thing Russian subs need and in that sense we are talking about spy ship.

In that case it is a research vessel with military purposes or something like that.

Oceanographic Vessel “Yantar” to Transfer to Defense Ministry in December



“In December we deliver the oceanographic vessel “Yantar”, now it is on the sea trials,” said the source. The vessel was built by Kaliningrad shipbuilders on the contract signed with the General Directorate for Deepwater Research of the Defense Ministry in February 2009.

The vessel is based in the port of Baltiysk, where from November 5 an active phase of the factory running tests began. For November 13 it is scheduled the first exit of “Yantar” in the Baltic Sea, where in the “natural marine environment for the ship we will test all the components and mechanisms of the vessel,” said a representative of the press service Tamara Kadanova.

Oceanographic vessel “Yantar” with unlimited area of action is a lead ship of the project 22010 developed by the Central Design Bureau “Almaz” was laid on the day of the 65th anniversary of the factory “Yantar” – July 8, 2010. The vessel is designed for deep research in the water and on the ocean floor.

Another day and another ship

Average reconnaissance ship "Yuri Ivanov" began sea trials

Yuriy Ivanov (Project 18280), lead ship of the new Russian intelligence ship class began sea trials. Photos via http://nevskii-bastion.ru/

Two tankers project 23131 where layed down in Crimea shipyard

The new vessels will be used for the carriage of special liquid cargo: diesel, fuel oil, jet fuel and other. Tankers can be used to carry dry cargo on surface ships, ships and submarines. The length of the vessel is 145 meters, width - 24 meters, deadweight (capacity) - 120,000 tons.

In Kerch factory Bay laid two universal marine tanker and an LCD for factory workers

And here is a video of the ceremony for laying out the two tanker/resupply ships in Kerch (Crimea).

The ZALIV shipyard looks like a fairly large one.



By the way, the Crimea also has the FEODOSIYA shipyard where the ZUBR class hoovercraft were made. Interesting to see what orders they will get.

TheArmenian wrote:And here is a video of the ceremony for laying out the two tanker/resupply ships in Kerch (Crimea).

The ZALIV shipyard looks like a fairly large one.



By the way, the Crimea also has the FEODOSIYA shipyard where the ZUBR class hoovercraft were made. Interesting to see what orders they will get.

Before the Feodosiya shipyard gets orders, it needs to be modernized. The Chinese ordered a Zubr hovercraft a couple years back, and it was delayed because a piece of the shipyard interior's ceiling broke off, fell and damaged the Zubr hovercraft.

TheArmenian wrote:And here is a video of the ceremony for laying out the two tanker/resupply ships in Kerch (Crimea).

The ZALIV shipyard looks like a fairly large one.



By the way, the Crimea also has the FEODOSIYA shipyard where the ZUBR class hoovercraft were made. Interesting to see what orders they will get.

It won't be Zubrs, since they could have just built those in Russia if they wanted to earlier.

Zaliv is a big one, they built the massive Sevmorput back in the day. They also built a bunch of frigates back in the day. It looks like they are getting some work from Zelenodolsk. Who knows, maybe in the future they will build something frigate+ sized.

Could probably do it faster then Amur can these days.

Oceanographic research vessel project 22010 "Yantar"

Factory "Pella" has completed the construction of a series for the Russian Navy ships of the project 03180

Russian Navy gets Project 18280 intelligence ship: the Yuri Ivanov.

http://itar-tass.com/en/russia/771056

Patrol boat project 03160 "Raptor"

At Zelenodolsk Shipyard Gorky today was laid the 8th antiterrotist boat Project 21980