The third serial medium sea tanker of project 21130 "Aleksey Shein" was laid down in Shlisselburg
The lead tanker of the Akademik Pashinin project
A series of medium sea tankers of project 23130 was continued, the fourth vessel of this project was laid down at the Nevsky Shipyard in Shlisselburg. The laying ceremony took place on March 16, 2023.
The laid down vessel is the third serial in a series of medium sea tankers of project 21130 after the lead tanker "Akademik Pashinin", transferred to the Northern the fleet January 21, 2020, as well as the first and second production "Vasily Nikitin" and "Engineer-Admiral Kotov", laid down in 2021 and 2022, respectively. All three serial tankers are being built under a contract with the Ministry of Defense dated December 17, 2020, the lead tanker was built under a separate agreement.
The laid down ship was named "Alexei Shein" in honor of the associate of Peter the Great, Generalissimo Alexei Semyonovich Shein (1652 - 1700). Earlier, the Ministry of Defense stated that the Navy would have to receive five serial tankers of project 21130 by 2027, but, apparently, this program has been adjusted.
Tanker of project 23130 is a single-deck vessel with a double hull in the cargo area tanksable to walk in the northern latitudes. It can transfer or receive several types of liquid cargo without mooring to another vessel or ship: diesel fuel, fuel oil, kerosene, oil, water, and also accept, store, transport and transfer dry goods (food, skipper and technical property) using the traverse system transfer of goods to the sea. It can be used to eliminate emergency oil and oil product spills.
Deadweight at maximum load is about 9000 tons. The maximum length is 130 meters, the maximum width is about 21 meters, the maximum draft is about 7 meters. The maximum speed is 16 knots. Autonomy 60 days. Crew of 24 people. The cruising range is 9000 nautical miles, and one of the main tasks is the escort of aircraft carriers.
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