OREANDA-NEWS.  January 19, 2012. Auxiliary force of the Baltic Fleet (BF) will take delivery of three new harbor tugs of Project 90600 tugs, being built at St. Petersburg-based Pella Shipyard, Rusnavy reports.

Recently, the vessels have successfully passed sea trials; the state commission has signed an appropriate certificate of acceptance. When all needed documents are formed, the tugs will join with the Baltic Fleet and be stationed in Leningrad and Baltiysk naval bases.

Project 90600 tugs are designed for towing and pushing operations in ports, harbors and littoral areas, as well as for fire extinguishing, oil spill response, etc.

General characteristics of Project 90600 tug:

- length overall – 25.4 meters
- beam overall – 8.8 meters
- hull height – 4.66 meters
- draft – 4.2 meters
- speed – 11.8 knots
- powerplant output – 2 x 1,014 kW

Standard equipment includes bow towing/anchor/mooring winch, stern towing winch, towing hook, deck crane, external firefighting system with pump output of 600 cubic meters per hour (class FF3WS), area radio navigational aids GMSSB A1, 2 x 80 kW diesel generators, centralized conditioning/ventilation/heating system.