 04.01.21 15:45
Photo of the year according to fleetphoto.ru is RST27 tanker "Balt-Flot 11" was taken by Mikhail Kolezhonkov against the background of the Svir River
 The site fleetphoto.ru "Water Transport" published "Photo of the Year" by Mikhail Kolezhonkov, on which RST27 tanker "Balt-Flot 11" was filmed against the background of the Svir River near the village of Uslanka. Photo selected according to the results of the photo competition.
One can only repeat the warm wishes of one of the commentators of this photo Sasha45:
"In the New Year I wish everyone good health, happiness, prosperity, a peaceful sky overhead and more new and interesting pictures. May 2021 bring only positive emotions to everyone! Happy holiday, colleagues!".
"Super-full" RST27 tankers and other vessels of the Marine Engineering Bureau projects have long been integrated into the river space of Russia, which allows choosing frames made by water transport enthusiasts for the Bureau's well-known calendars.
Tanker "Balt-Flot 11"was built in 2016 for the "BF Tanker" shipping company by the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard in Nizhny Novgorod (director Mikhail Pershin).
Under this project 42 vessels were accepted for operation in 2012-2018, plus another 5 vessels under the modernized RST27M project in 2017-2018.
Britain Royal Institution of Naval Architects included RST27 and RST27M are in the list of the best vessels of the year (Significant Ships of 2012, Significant Ships of 2013 and Significant Ships of 2017).
The concept continues to be built in a modified form - RST12C (Significant Ships of 2019).
RST27 vessels have the record block coefficient 0.93; the head vessel showed speed of 11.7 kn during trials at running line with main engines power of 2100 kW (87.5% of full output) and fore/aft draughts 3.2/3.3 m.
Thus the contract deadweight of 6980/5378 is increased for 42 t, contract speed is increased more than 1 kn.
New project tanker has increased river function comparing with other MEB projects. River deadweight of RST27 vessels is increased for 732 t comparing to Armadas, while:
• increased hull's strength (vessel is of R2 sailing region, or II region due to old RS classification);
• practically keeping the same fuel consumption;
• keeping increase capacity of cargo tanks.
Russian Maritime Registry of Shipping class notation is - KM  Ice1 R2 AUT1-ICS OMBO VCS ECO-S Oil tanker/Chemical tanker type 2 (ESP).
As other river-sea going MEB tankers, RST27 vessels use full-turn rudder propellers as single movement and maneuver unit. They have increased trunk and use submersible cargo pumps. They have no longitudinal bulkhead in CL and no framing in cargo tanks.
RST27 vessels satisfy dimensions of the Volga-Don Canal and Volga-Baltic Way. Overall RST27 vessel length is of 140.85 m, breadth is of 16.6 m, depth is of 6.0 m. They belong to "Volgo-Don Max" class.
Special requirements of the Russian and world petroleum companies, additional ecological RS limitations of "ECO PROJECT" (ECO-S) class were taken into consideration during designing.
RST27 vessels are assigned for transportation of crude oil and oil products including gasoline, without flash point restrictions.
Total capacity of six cargo tanks and two slop ones is of 8100 cub. m, deadweight is about 7022 tons with sea draught of 4.20 m. Deadweight is about 5420 tons with river draught of 3.60 m. Cruising speed is of 11.0 knots.
Cargo system provides simultaneously transportation of 2 cargoes. Cargo pumps capacity is 6 x 200 cub. m/hour. Two auxiliary steam boilers (capacity 2.5 t/hour each) are installed onboard.
Two medium-speed diesels (main engine) of 1200 kW each use heavy fuel oil with viscosity IFO380. There is 230 kW bow thruster.
Electrical plant consists of three 292 kW diesel-generators and emergency-staying 136 kW diesel-generator.
Crew consists of 12 persons (14 places + pilot).
Autonomy is of 20/12 days (marine/river).
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