Ceremonial hoisting of RF Navy flag at rescue ship Igor Belousov to be held on December 25

The ceremony of hoisting RF Navy flag at rescue ship Igor Belousov will take place on December 25, 2015 at Admiralty Shipyards JSC, the company says.

The ceremony will be attended by RF Navy Commander Admiral Victor Chirkov and Director General of Admiralty Shipyards Aleksandr Buzakov.

The vessel of Project 21300 built to the order of RF Defence Ministry was designed by Marine Design Bureau Almaz.

Key characteristics: LOA – 107.3 m, BWL - 17.2 m, depth – 8.1 m, displacement – 5,037 tonnes, maximum speed - 15 knots, cruising range – 3,000 miles, endurance - 30 days, crew - 97.