For
ordinary operations in areas of the seas with shallow depths, diving vessels of
various displacement were used in the Navy of the USSR. The diving vessel of Project
522 are equipped with 1 diving complex for depth max 60 meter with pressure chamber.
Diving vessels of this project served on all fleets of the USSR and later - the
Russian Federation. In total, more than 130 vessels of this type were built for
the Navy. Seagoing Diving Vessel VM-88 laid down at the Shipyard No.370
Petrozavod, Leningrad (yard No.388), commissioned in 1960 and was assigned to
the Black Sea Fleet Fleet. 25 April 1996 the vessel was transferred to the
Caspian Flotilia, Astrakhan. | Specifications |
| Displacement (tons): | | Standard: |
92 | | Full load: |
119 | | Dimensions (m): |
| Length: | 28,58 |
| Beam: | 5,5 | | Draft: |
1,73 | | Speed (knots): |
12,2 | | Range: | 1760
nmi (10 knots), 1242 nmi (11,5 knots), 850 nmi (12,2 knots) | | Autonomy
(days): | 10 | | Propulsion: |
1x450 hp 6ChSP23/30 diesel, 1 fixed pitch propeller, 1x12,5 kW DG-13 diesel generator,
1x6,5 kW DG-10 diesel generator | | Spec.
equipment: | 1 diving complex (1 pressure chamber) – 60
m | | Complement: |
22 (7 divers) |
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