Timberships
• Timber exports have long constituted one of the main sectors of the domestic trade. It is true that the export of this product from the Nordic and Baltic ports were mainly engaged in foreign shipowners. After the Civil War, the demand for Russian timber soundly does not decrease, and it provided the overseas regular currency revenues in the budget. However, the Soviet government was not going to give the carriage at the mercy of foreign Armator.
• After the second world war, construction timber of ice class continued, because the main ports of departure were still Arkhangelsk, Mezen, Naryan-Mar, Igarka Kovda, Onega. For example, in 1968 - 1969 years. at Vyborg Shipyard produced a series of 7 vessels, "Konstantin Shestakov, " designed on the basis of previous timber of the "Soviet soldier, " and each, despite the relatively small size (length 82 m, width 12. 5 m), take on board more than 2120 tons of cargo. Diesel power plant in two thousand hp allow them to fly at a speed of 13 knots, and fuel - to overcome at least 6 thousand miles. Cargo device consisted of two electro-valves, rises to 8 tons with boom OT 4 to 14 m.
• In the mid 60's at domestic shipyards made several timber type "Sibirles" is also an ice-class, but larger, with a fully welded housing. The main power plant was a 2900 hp diesel engine, which provided vessels at full load speed of over 14 knots. Designed for handling eight 5 -ton booms, while the hold number 2 was still and heavy, designed for 15 tons is interesting that, although the court set up as "clean" timber was provided for their use and to transport the grain - in those times it has been one of the items of export. . . As in the courts of the "Captain Shestakov, " crew "Sibirlesa" was located in a block of two cabins, as well as 1 - 2 -seater, all were finished in mahogany and equipped with air conditioning.
in the middle of 1990, launched the first vessel of improved series "Ivan Papanin. " It is larger, roomier, but sediment has not changed. The main thing is that these supply vessels designed boat. As the main power plant on their slow-used diesel engine 17 960 hp, whose daily consumption does not exceed 63 tons These diesels less finicky work even on fuel oil, long stroke piston ensures complete combustion of the mixture, so they are economical. To "Ivan Papanin" retained helicopter relief scheme, but has established a 25 -ton cranes with boom in the 22 meters, placing them at the center line of the vessel, and a small bow hold set up two 3 -ton, which was more profitable one 12 -ton.
