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About the completion of the repair of the Tavkr "Admiral Kuznetsov": why are the deadlines delayed

About completion of the TAVKR repair «Admiral Kuznetsov»: why are the deadlines delayed

Repair of the only Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is delayed. This is due to certain reasons., among which technical difficulties are not the last.

Back in early April 2020 it became known: aircraft carrier repair will not last until summer, and to the end 2022 of the year. This was reported to the press by the head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov. Also, approximate figures of damage became known., which ship suffered in a fire.

Problems and Amounts

It is at least about 500 million rubles. In the same time, USC head said, what is that kind of money, despite their unconditional impressiveness, much lower than the total cost of an aircraft carrier, therefore, the question of the existence of a ship is not worth it. It will be repaired, you may have to pay extra somewhere, can save on something, and at the same time will carry out certain modernization work.

Recall, that the fire on the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" occurred in December 2019 of the year. Even then, the ship was under repair in Murmansk. According to some reports, a fire could be caused by a breach of safety during welding. As a result of these violations, the fire swept 500 quarter. m. square. After eliminating the fire and assessing the damage, it turned out, that he damaged electrical cables, laid along the side of the ship. However, and so these cables had to be replaced.

About completion of the TAVKR repair «Admiral Kuznetsov»: why are the deadlines delayed

If we talk about time costs, then the terms for the repair of damage representatives of the USC were estimated at approximately 8 months. However, why then it came to the extension of repair work right up to the end 2022 of the year? Moreover, we all understand perfectly: usually the most optimistic forecasts are officially voiced, so if talking about the end 2022 of the year, not excluded, that repair work may be delayed for some time. Indeed, the economic situation in the country is not very good., and a pandemic makes adjustments to the work of entire sectors of the economy.

Repair of "Admiral Kuznetsov" should be carried out at the 35th shipyard in Murmansk, however, repair work is still not taking place on the ship itself, and in the dock, where is the ship and must repair. On top of that, there were problems with the contractor, which these same repair work in the Murmansk dock and performs.

United Shipbuilding Corporation a year ago, in July 2019 of the year, signed a contract for 20 billion rubles with the company "Investments. Engineering. Building". The contractor was supposed to 2020 g. complete dock repair, in parallel there were repair work on the ship. Then there was a fire.

As a result, the United Shipbuilding Corporation has claims against the contractor.. After all, then the deadline for the repair of the dock moved to 2021 city, accordingly, it became possible to repair the ship no earlier, than in 2022 g. Now, Considering, that repair work on two docks at the 35th shipyard is dragging on, the question also arises about the possibility of completing repairs at Admiral Kuznetsov, even by the announced date - by the end 2022 of the year.

But what to do, if the project for repairing the docks of the 35th plant was ready before the fire at Admiral Kuznetsov. The length of the north dock is 187 m, south - 236 m. The project suggested dismantling the wall between the docks and lengthening the north dock. The result would be a room of 236 × 63 m. Such an area is sufficient for docking large ships, such as cruisers, destroyers, nuclear submarines. But for the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, length is required 305 m., and if we talk about the stock, the 335 m.

About completion of the TAVKR repair «Admiral Kuznetsov»: why are the deadlines delayed

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there is an opinion, that repair work on the ship will be completed at best by 2023 year. At worst, repairs can last for many years.. And then the only aircraft carrier of the Russian fleet will be able to get into operation only in the mid-2020s. And the reasons for this state of affairs – inconsistency even in such a serious, a strategically important area like the shipbuilding industry. All these issues could be solved much more quickly if there was greater centralization and tighter control over the solution of the tasks.. After all, there were examples in the not-so-old domestic history, when for several years not ships after a fire resuscitated, and entire cities rebuilt after incredible destruction…

Ilya Polonsky

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