Admiralty Wharves Shipyard in St. Petersburg to start building Project 23550 ice patrol ships in Fall

: Posted On Wednesday, 01 June 2016 09:22

Naval Forces News - Russia

Admiralty Wharves Shipyard in St. Petersburg to start building Project 23550 ice patrol ships in Fall

The Admiralty Wharves Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia will start building Project 23550 ice-class patrol ships in the autumn of 2016, Shipyard CEO Alexander Buzakov said on Tuesday. The Admiralty Wharves Shipyard is a subsidiary of Russia’s United Ship-Building Corporation (OCK).

Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship. Image: Russian Defense Ministry

"The Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship is currently being designed. We will start building Project 23550 patrol ships, approximately, in four months when we receive metal for their hulls," Buzakov said.

It was reported earlier that the Russian Defense Ministry had placed an order for two Project 23550 ice-class patrol ships with the Admiralty Wharves Shipyard. In accordance with the contract, the ships are expected to be delivered to the Russian Navy before the end of 2020. The contract has been signed as part of the 2020 state armament program.

The Project 23550 vessel will combine the characteristics of a tug boat, an ice-breaker and a patrol ship. It will be able to negotiate an ice cap of up to 1.5 meters thick.

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