The patrol ship of project 22120 code "Purga" is a high-speed multipurpose ice-class coast guard ship, capable of keeping watch in the ice. The ship's hull is equipped with ice reinforcement, allowing it to overcome ice more than half a meter thick.
History
The patrol vessel pr. 22120, serial number 050, was laid down in the Almaz Marine Plant slipway in 2007 and launched in December 2009. The project was developed by the St. Petersburg Design Bureau Petrobalt by order of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The Border Guard took an interest in financing the construction of the project. The lead vessel was handed over to the FSB Border Service on December 22, 2010. Now the vessel is at the pier of the Almaz Marine Plant, where it is waiting for ice to melt. …
In the summer (June-July) 2011, at the Almaz SF, by order of the Coast Guard of the FSB Border Guard Service, it is planned to lay down a second ice-class patrol vessel of project 22120. According to Ilya Vadimovich Shcherbakov, chief designer of the Petrobalt design bureau, who oversees this project, the second vessel, received serial number 051, ordered by the UBO PS FSB, will be somewhat different from the head one - in particular, improved communications, auxiliary equipment, etc. will be installed.
Reference: The Almaz shipbuilding company is located in the central part of St. Petersburg, on Petrovsky Island, in close proximity to the Gulf of Finland. Occupies an area of about 165 thousand square meters. m. The company specializes in the construction of high-speed ships and boats for the protection of maritime borders, large and small ships, multipurpose hovercraft, ships and yachts for civil purposes. Today it has a production area of 30, 4 thousand square meters. m. Production facilities allow to process up to 3 thousand tons of steel and up to 650 tons of aluminum per year. The Almaz Shipbuilding Company was registered in July 1993. The Almaz Marine Plant was founded in St. Petersburg in 1931. It specializes in the construction and repair of high-speed boats of the Federal Border Service and the Russian Navy.
Peculiarities
It was originally laid down as a large customs ship. The vessel is equipped with ice reinforcements, which ensure independent navigation in thin one-year ice up to 0.6 m thick during winter-spring navigation and up to 0.8 m thick during summer-autumn navigation. The planned duty station is in the Sakhalin Island area. In addition, it is equipped with a platform for a helicopter, which will be able to patrol large areas of the sea, as well as participate in the detention of border violators, drug dealers and poachers. The ship of the new type will be able to be based in the border waters of the Far East, the Gulf of Finland, as well as the Barents and Azov seas.
Basic performance characteristics
Displacement, t:
standard - …
full - 1066, Dimensions, m:
Length - 71, Width - 10, 4, Draft - 3, 5, Full speed, knots - 24, Cruising range, miles - 6000 (at 14 knots), Autonomy, days - twenty, Power plant - 2x5440 hp, ABC 16M VZDC-1000-180 diesel engines, 3 Lindenberg diesel generators of 290 kW each, 1 Lindenberg diesel generator 85 kW, Armament:
Artillery armament - AK-306M, Aviation group - 1 helicopter, Crew, people - from 16 to 25 + 5, Passenger capacity - 14 people.
