MT Timofey Guzhenko

The MT Timofey Guzhenko (Russian: Тимофей Гуженко) is a Russian double acting shuttle tanker operated by Sovcomflot. An icebreaking oil tanker capable of operating independently in 1.5-metre (5 ft) level ice, she carries oil from Varandey Oil Terminal, an ice-strengthened loading tower located 12 nautical miles (22 km) from the shore.

History
Russia
NameTimofey Guzhenko (Тимофей Гуженко)
NamesakeTimofey Guzhenko
OwnerLorama Shipping Co. Ltd.[1]
OperatorSovcomflot[2]
Port of registrySaint Petersburg,  Russia[1]
BuilderSamsung Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea[1]
Yard number1662[1]
Laid down30 June 2008
Launched30 August 2008
Completed24 February 2009[1]
In service2009–present
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics [1]
TypeShuttle tanker
Tonnage
  • 49,597 GT
  • 21,075 NT
  • 72,722 DWT
Displacement93,515 tons
Length257 m (843 ft)
Beam34 m (112 ft)
Draught14.2 m (47 ft)
Depth21 m (69 ft)
Ice classRMRS Arc6
Installed power
  • 2 × Wärtsilä 16V38B (2 × 11,600 kW)
  • Wärtsilä 6L38B (4,350 kW)
Propulsion
Speed15.7 knots (29.1 km/h; 18.1 mph)

The ship is named after Timofey Guzhenko (1918–2008), the USSR Minister of Merchant Marine in 1970–1986 and one of the founders of the Sovcomflot Group. He was also the leader of the first expedition to reach the North Pole on board a surface ship, the nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika, on 17 August 1977.[3]

Sister ships

  • Vasily Dinkov (delivered 2007)
  • Kapitan Gotskiy (delivered 2008)[4]

References

  1. "Timofey Guzhenko (080202)". Register of ships. Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  2. TIMOFEY GUZHENKO. Sovcomflot. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  3. Timofey Guzhenko (1918-2008) Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine. Sovcomflot. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  4. "SCF Group". Sovcomflot.ru. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
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