I've started a new WIP while I'm awaiting the Royal Danish Navy finishing to arm HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (so I can finish her). I have discovered that the Russian Navy july 24. 2010 had commisioned a new rescue tug named Zvezdochka. The multi-purpose vessel is designed for search and rescue operations, transportation by sea of containers, heavy equipment for engineering, research and testing, including its towing, installation and reloading. The tugboat can also provide testing of marine equipment, arms and weapons, the search, examination and lifting of sunken marine equipment. The vessel can carry helicopters on board. The vessel is equipped with cargo cranes located at the rear. The ship is also intended for prospecting of the shelf, transportation of pipe sections, etc. She can reportedly also be used in operations on exploration of the Russian shelf.
Data of the vessel are meagre. If anyone knows more than beneath, I will be happy to receive it
OA length 94-96 m, beam 17,8 m, draft 9,3 m, crew 65, 14 kts speed, 5500 t full loaded.