The first serial medium sea tanker of the project 21130 is located in Schlisselburg. Ship laying ceremony, named “Vasily Nikitin”, passed today, 26 Martha 2021 of the year at the Nevsky shipyard. This was reported by the press service of the USC.
The laid down vessel is the first serial in a series of six medium sea tankers of the project 21130. After being transferred to the Russian Navy, the tanker will go to serve in the Black Sea Fleet, delivery dates are not specified.. According to the head of the auxiliary fleet service of the Department of Transport Support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Captain 1 rank of Sergei Epifanov, all five serial tankers must be built before 2027 of the year. Lead tanker of the project 23130 “Academician Pashin” was assigned to the Northern Fleet 21 January 2020 of the year.
The first serial tanker is named after Colonel General Vasily Vasilyevich Nikitin (12 November 1914 of the year - 3 August 1994 of the year), Head of the Central Directorate of Rocket Fuel and Fuel of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR.
project tanker 23130 is a single-deck vessel with a double hull in the area of cargo tanks, capable of walking in northern latitudes. Can transfer or receive several types of liquid cargo without mooring to another vessel or ship: diesel fuel, fuel oil, kerosene, butter, water, and also accept, keep, transport and transfer dry cargo (food, skipper and technical property) using a system of traverse transfer of goods at sea. Can be used to eliminate emergency spills of oil and oil products.
Deadweight at maximum load approx. 9000 tonnes. Length overall 130 m, maximum width approx. 21 m, draft maximum approx. 7 m. Maximum travel speed 16 knots. autonomy 60 day. Crew 24 man. The cruising range is 9000 nautical miles, and one of the main tasks is escort of aircraft carriers.
