Russian Multi-Purpose Salvage Vessels

Spasatel Demidov.
Class overview
Builders:	Amur Shipbuilding Plant, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia
Operators:	Russian Ministry of Transport
Built:	2010–[1]
Building:	1
Class overview
Builders:	Nordic Yards Wismar, Germany
Operators:	Russian Ministry of Transport[2]
Cost:	75 million euro per vessel[3]
Built:	2013–
In service:	Spring 2015 (planned)[2]
Building:	2
General characteristics [1]
Type:	Salvage ship
Tonnage:	1,370 DWT
Displacement:	5,217 tonnes
Length:	86 m (282 ft)
Beam:	19.1 m (63 ft) (max) 18 m (59 ft) (waterline)
Draft:	6 m (20 ft)
Depth:	8.5 m (28 ft)
Ice class:	RMRS Icebreaker6
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipods[4] (2 × 3,500 kW) Two bow thrusters (2 × 1.4 MW)
Speed:	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (maximum) 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) (economic)
Capacity:	800 m^3 of cargo Twelve 40-foot ISO containers (FEU)
Crew:	26 12 supernumeraries 95 survivors

Russian Multi-Purpose Salvage Vessels are group of three classes of ships - MPSV06, MPSV07 and MPSV12. The class of MPSV06 ships are the biggest ones but all the classes are relatively large rescuer and salvage vessels.

MPSV06

MPSV06 class vessels are a series of three icebreaking salvage vessels, one of which is being built in Russia and two that have been ordered from the German shipbuilder Nordic Yards Wismar. The first vessel of the class, Spasatel Petr Gruzinskiy, was reportedly laid down at Amur Shipbuilding Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia, already in 2010 but has not been launched as of 2014. The second and third vessels, Beringov Proliv and Murman, were laid down in November 2013 at Nordic Yards and launched in September 2014.^[5] Both ships were delivered on December 2015. ^{[6] [7]}

The ice class of the vessels, assigned by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, is Icebreaker6.^[1][8] They will have two large cranes, for salvage, and a landing platform for helicopters. They will be capable of operating remotely operated underwater vehicles, and will have decompression facilities sufficient to support a team of deep divers.^[9]

MPSV07

MPSV07 class vessels are a series of four icebreaking salvage vessels, which were delivered between 2012 and 2015. The lead vessels of Project MPSV07, Spasatel Karaev, was put into operation on 25 October 2012; the second ship, Spasatel Kavdeikin – on 19 July 2013, the third Ship, Spasatel Zaborshchikov – on 17 December 2013. The fourth ship, Spasatel Demidov, was ordered later separately and therefore was commissioned two years later than the 3rd ship - on 4 December 2015. ^[10] The vessels are 73m long and deadweight at maximum draft is approximately 1,171t. The vessels has a sea endurance of 20 days. The vessels are equipped with machinery to investigate the sea bed and damaged objects lying in depths of up to 1,000m. MPSV07 class can also perform underwater diving operations to depths as low as 300m.^[11]

MPSV12

MPSV12 class vessels are a series of four icebreaking salvage vessels, which are to be delivered between 2017 and 2018. This class of vessels are bigger than MPSV07 class of vessels but smaller than MPSV06 class vessels. The vessels are about 80m long and deadweight at maximum draft is approximately 1,820t. The first two ships were laid down on 2 June 2015. ^[12] The 3rd and 4th ships were laid down on 11 March 2016. The latter vessels were named after Russian rivers, the Beisug and the Piltun. ^[13]

List of Russian Multi-Purpose Salvage Vessels

^[14]

Name	Class	Builder	Commissioned	Home port	Status
Spasatel Karev	MPSV07	Nevsky Shipyard	2012	Novorossiysk	Active
Spasatel Kavdeykin	MPSV07	Nevsky Shipyard	2013	Murmansk	Active
Spasatel Zaborschikov	MPSV07	Nevsky Shipyard	2013	Vladivostok	Active
Spasatel Demidov	MPSV07	Nevsky Shipyard	2015	Novorossiysk	Active
Spasatel Petr Gruzinskiy	MPSV06	Amur Shipbuilding Plant	2015 or 2016		Under construction
Beringov Proliv	MPSV06	Nordic Yards Wismar	2015	Sakhalin	Active
Murman	MPSV06	Nordic Yards Wismar	2015	Murmansk	Active
	MPSV12	Nevsky Shipyard	2017	Astrakhan	Under construction
	MPSV12	Nevsky Shipyard	2017	Arkhangelsk	Under construction
Beisug	MPSV12	Nevsky Shipyard	2018	Novorossiysk	Under construction
Piltun	MPSV12	Nevsky Shipyard	2018	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky	Under construction

References

1. PROJECT MPSV06. Marine Design Bureau. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
2. New Contracts for Nordic Yards. Nordic Yards, 21 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
3. New ice-class SAR vessels for Russian Arctic. BarentsObserver, 4 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
4. Russian Icebreaker Azipod Double Order for ABB. MarineLink.com, 20 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
5. Nordic Yards schedules launch of two MPSVs for Rosmorrechflot’s rescue service for September 2114 (photo). PortNews, 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
6. Nordic Yards delivers 7MW rescuer Murman to the customer. PortNews, 11 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
7. Russian flag officially raised at Beringov Proliv rescuer built by Nordic Yards (photo). PortNews, 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
8. A state contract for building of two 7MWt multi-purpose salvage ice breaking vessels with class Icebreaker 6 was signed. Marine Design Bureau, 21 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
9. "Comparing Arctic Ship Procurement – or A Tale of Two Icebreakers: Canada's AOPS and Russian Arctic Rescue & Salvage Ship Purchase". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
10. Acceptance/delivery certificate signed for multipurpose salvage vessel Spasatel Demidov (photo)
11. http://www.ship-technology.com/projects/spasatel-demidov-multipurpose-salvage-vessel/[]
12. Nevsky Shipyard lays down two multipurpose salvage vessels of project MPSV12
13. Nevsky Shipyard has laid the keels of 2 multipurpose salvage vessels (photo)
14. Nevsky Shipyard signs contract for construction of four rescue tugboats (graphics)