The BGK of the 23040 project Alexander Evlanov arrived in the Baltic Sea for testing
BGK project 23040G "Alexander Evlanov" was launched at the end of June this year and is the first production and the second in a series of six boats ordered by the hydrographic service of the Russian Navy. The head boat "George Winter" was launched in May 2018, then the laying of the third and fourth boats of the project 23040Г of this series took place. Construction of boats is carried out at the enterprise "Nizhny Novgorod ship".
The 23040G boats are a further development of the 23040 project integrated emergency rescue boats and are designed for surveying the bottom relief and surveying navigational hazards at depths up to 400 meters, as well as shooting the relief at depths up to 2000 meters. In addition, they are used for the delivery of personnel, food, spare parts and repair crews to the coastal navigation equipment; navigation and hydrographic support for rescue and search operations; pilotage and lead of submarines and large-tonnage ships in basing sites and on approaches to them.
The boat is named after the outstanding Soviet hydrograph, Rear Admiral of the Hydrographic Fleet Alexander Gavrilovich Evlanov, and will be enlisted in the hydrographic service of the Baltic Fleet after passing the tests.
Maximum length: 33,04 m; width: 6,8 m; average draft: 1,6 m; total displacement: 192,7 t; travel speed, near: 12,7 nodes; power of main engines: 2х248 kW;
The construction of boats goes with a shift to the right, the reason for this is not known.
- Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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