Project 23470 is a series of seagoing tugboats developed by the Baltsudoproekt Central Design Bureau, department of the Krylov state research center, chief designer is Mikhail Rudenko, being built for the Russian Navy, intended to perform a variety of tasks including towing vessels, escorting vessels, extinguishing fires, and refloating vessels.
Ships Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fleet Status Sergey Balk Yaroslavl Shipyard 30 October 2014 27 December 2016 21 February 2020 Black Sea Fleet Active Andrey Stepanov Yaroslavl Shipyard 23 July 2015 29 June 2017 June 2020 Pacific Fleet Active as of 2026 Kapitan Nayden Yaroslavl Shipyard 9 November 2016 28 November 2019 21 August 2022 Black Sea Fleet Active Kapitan Sergeev Yaroslavl Shipyard 2016 14 May 2021 3 July 2026 Pacific Fleet Activehttps://www.korabel.ru/news/comments/buksir_kapitan_sergeev_proekta_23470_voshel_v_sostav_vmf_rossii.html Kapitan Ushakov Yaroslavl Shipyard 14 June 2022 Launched Capsized while fitting out in August 2025; salvage effort reported underway as of June 2026 Kontr-admiral Pinchuk Yaroslavl Shipyard Laid downhttps://russianships.info/eng/support/project_23470.htm Vladimir Kovalev Yaroslavl Shipyard 2 September 2024 Laid down
See also List of active Russian Navy ships Future of the Russian Navy
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