Admiralty Shipyards (part of USC) have completed the control stage of the factory sea trials of the ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole"
The production event was held in the waters of the Gulf of Finland from June 30 to July 6. The company's specialists have adjusted the ship's steering and scientific equipment. In addition, the participants of the delivery team performed a complex of works on landing and receiving the MI-8 helicopter, checking the operability of the technical lights of the helipad and radio communication with the helicopter.
The team also made measurements of the noise of household and public premises, general vibration and vibration of mechanisms, torsional vibrations of the main units; performed work on traction forces according to the program of sea trials.
After the return of the North Pole LSP to the mooring wall of the enterprise, Admiralty Shipyards will begin preparing it for transfer to the customer, then the vessel will become part of the scientific expedition fleet of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute and will go on the first scientific trip to high latitudes. As the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev noted during his visit to the shipyard on June 29 this year, "this expedition is extremely important for our country – the platform will perform the most responsible tasks for the socio-economic development of our Arctic zone."
The contract for the construction of the LSP was signed in April 2018. The vessel was laid down on April 10, 2019. The construction of the order takes place within the framework of the implementation of the state program for the socio-economic development of the Arctic region of the Russian Federation.
LSP "North Pole" has the functionality of a research center and is designed for year-round expeditions in the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean. The vessel is designed to conduct geological, acoustic, geophysical and oceanographic studies; it is capable of passing through the ice without the involvement of an icebreaker, as well as taking on board heavy helicopters of the MI-8 AMT (Mi-17) type. The LSP will provide comfortable and safe working and living conditions for the crew and scientific personnel at the polar station at temperatures up to - 50o and humidity 85%.
The main tactical and technical characteristics of the LSP: length - 83.1 m; width – 22.5 m; displacement – about 10,390 tons; power of the EC – 4200 kW; speed – at least 10 knots; hull strength - Arc8; autonomy in fuel reserves - about 2 years; service life - at least 25 years; crew - 14 people; scientific staff - 34 people. The ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole" is being built for the class of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping: KM(*) Arc5[1] AUT1-C HELIDECK-F Special purpose ship.
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