On Thursday at the "Nizhny Novgorod Ship" (Bor town) ceremony of descent to the "George Winter," the water of large hydrographic boat project 23040G, According bmpd.
The contract for the construction of six such boats for the Defense Ministry was signed in March 2016 of the year. The first two boats, It was named "George Winter" and "Alexander Evlanov", They were laid at the enterprise 16 August 2016 of the year. Both boats Completion date is scheduled for November 2018 of the year, they need to be part of the Baltic Fleet.
Head boat was named in honor of George Ivanovich Winters - Captain 1st rank, Head of the Hydrographic Department of the Baltic Fleet during World War II.
reported, that "the project is designed OOO boat 23040G “PKB “Petrobalt” (St. Petersburg) and is a further development under construction on “Nizhny Novgorod ship” Russian Navy offshore boats comprehensive rescue software project 23040 ".
The boat has a displacement 153,7 t, (full - 192,7 t), its length - 33,04 m, width - 6,8 m, average depth - 1,6 m. It must be equipped with two diesel engines with a capacity of 248 kW and have a full speed 12,7 knots.
Help resources: "The purpose of the boat is a highly accurate areal bottom relief survey and inspection of navigational hazards at depths up 400 meters and survey the bottom topography single beam echo sounder on depths up 2000 m; maintenance of all types of floating warning signs (PPZ); setting / shooting to all types of PPV 1,7 tons and up to 6,5 m; delivery personnel, food, Spares and repair teams to the coastal navigation equipment; navigation and hydrographic support of search and rescue operations; pilotage of leading and submarines and large-capacity ships in the team sites and on the approaches to them ".
