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Russian Navy’s auxiliary fleet to receive 14 support vessels in 2016

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Russian Navy’s auxiliary fleet to receive 14 support vessels in 2016
 
The Russian Navy’s auxiliary fleet will receive 14 new support vessels in 2016, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov said on Tuesday. "In all, 14 support vessels will join Russian fleets this year," Bulgakov said on the occasion of Auxiliary Fleet Day.
     
The Russian Navy’s auxiliary fleet will receive 14 new support vessels in 2016, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov said on Tuesday. "In all, 14 support vessels will join Russian fleets this year," Bulgakov said on the occasion of Auxiliary Fleet Day.
Artist impression of Project 23120 logistic support ship Elbrus
     
According to the deputy defense minister, the Russian Navy’s auxiliary fleet will receive the Project 23120 logistic support ship Elbrus, the Project 23470 sea-going tug Sergei Balk, the Project 20360OS experimental ship Viktor Chirokov, sea-going self-propelled floating cranes and harbor tugs.

The Project 23120 logistic support ship Elbrus was expected to join the fleet last year but shipbuilders failed to fulfill the contract on time.

"As of today, the auxiliary fleet operates 480 sea-going and harbor support vessels," Bulgakov said.
     
The Russian Navy’s auxiliary fleet will receive 14 new support vessels in 2016, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov said on Tuesday. "In all, 14 support vessels will join Russian fleets this year," Bulgakov said on the occasion of Auxiliary Fleet Day.
Systems fitting out of Project 23120 logistic support ship Elbrus
     
Last year, these ships covered a distance of more than 370,000 nautical miles and transported about 300,000 tons of cargo, the deputy defense minister said. The auxiliary fleet received 52 new vessels in 2012-2015, including sea-going and harbor tugs, self-propelled floating cranes and small tankers for comprehensive dock maintenance.

During their construction, shipbuilders focus on creating favorable conditions for crews to make their service "more attractive and prestigious", Bulgakov said.

"Today the number of people willing to serve aboard the auxiliary fleet’s new vessels is far more than we can employ," the deputy defense minister said.

As a rule, the auxiliary fleet’s crews are manned with civilian personnel, Bulgakov said. Crews comprising military or mixed personnel serve only aboard certain ships.

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