Project 22870 tugboat
Spasatel Vasily Bekh in 2021 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Project 22870 |
| Builders | Zvezdochka Shipyard, Astrakhan |
| Operators | Russian Navy |
| Built | 2014–present |
| In commission | 2020–present |
| Planned | 7 |
| Completed | 7 |
| Active | 5 |
| Lost | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Rescue tug |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 57 m (187 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Endurance | 20 days |
| Complement | 26 |
Project 22870 is a series of rescue tugs in service with the Russian Navy designed by the Vympel Design Bureau, intended for towing ships in distress, fire fighting, medical evacuation, and rescue operations.