Project 20180 tugboat

	Zvezdochka in 2022
Class overview
Name	Project 20180
Builders	Zvezdochka Shipyard, Severodvinsk
Operators	Russian Navy
Subclasses	Project 20181; Project 20183;
Built	2004–present
In commission	2010–present
Planned	4
Building	1
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Tugboat (Project 20180); Ammunition ship (Project 20181); Research vessel (Project 20183);
Displacement	5,500 tons (full load) (Project 20180); 6,300 tons (full load) (Project 20181); 5,400 tons (full load) (Project 20183);
Length	96 m (315 ft) (Project 20180); 107.6 m (353 ft) (Project 20181);
Beam	17.8 m (58 ft)
Draught	9.3 m (31 ft)
Propulsion	2 x 3265 hp KL6538В-AS06 electric motors; 4 x 1680 kW diesel-generators; 2 x 1080 kW diesel-generators; 2 x azipods; 2 x bow thrusters;
Speed	14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity	8 x ballistic missiles (Project 20181)
Complement	65 (Project 20180); 60 (Project 20181);
Aviation facilities	1 x helipad

Project 20180 is a series of seagoing tugboats in service the Russian Navy.^[1]

History

The construction of Akademik Makeev has been beset by numerous delays as a result of sanctions on the Russian shipbuilding industry. Intended to be commissioned in 2021, the vessel has not yet been launched as of April 2024.^[2]^[3] These sanctions had also affected her sister ship Akademik Kovalev, with the vessel's commissioning being delayed by three months, and the Russian Ministry of Defence seeking compensation from Zvezdochka Shipyard for the delay.^[4]

Variants

Project 20180 – Tugboat
Project 20181 – Ammunition ship
Project 20183 – Research vessel

Ships

Name	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fleet	Status
Project 20180
Zvezdochka	Zvezdochka Shipyard	3 September 2004	20 December 2007	24 July 2010	Northern Fleet	Active^[1]
Project 20181
Akademik Kovalev	Zvezdochka Shipyard	20 December 2011	30 July 2014	18 December 2015	Pacific Fleet	Active^[1]
Akademik Makeev	Zvezdochka Shipyard	23 July 2015				Laid down^[1]
Project 20183
Akademik Alexandrov	Zvezdochka Shipyard	20 December 2012	16 May 2017	23 January 2020	Pacific Fleet	Active^[1]^[5]

Gallery

Akademik Kovalev in 2015
Akademik Alexandrov in 2020

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Project 20180". russianships.info. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ "Eight Surface Combatants And Two Submarines Were Delivered To Russian Navy In 2020". navalnews.com. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ "Sanctions require comprehensive solutions - opinion". paluba.media (in Russian). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ "Russian Challenges: Why Commissioning of Naval Ship Akademik Kovalev Delayed in 2015". mil.today. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ "Navy gets new vessel for secret underwater operations in Arctic". thebarentsobserver.com. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[russianshipsinfo-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Project 20180". russianships.info. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[2] "Eight Surface Combatants And Two Submarines Were Delivered To Russian Navy In 2020". navalnews.com. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[3] "Sanctions require comprehensive solutions - opinion". paluba.media (in Russian). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[4] "Russian Challenges: Why Commissioning of Naval Ship Akademik Kovalev Delayed in 2015". mil.today. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[5] "Navy gets new vessel for secret underwater operations in Arctic". thebarentsobserver.com. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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