Sorum
Ocean Tugconfirmed
The Sorum class, Soviet designation Project 745, is a series of seagoing tugs built for the Soviet Navy and the KGB Border Troops, and later operated by the Russian Navy and the FSB Border Service. These vessels perform the standard missions of a seagoing tugboat with other missions such as protecting and patrolling Russian maritime borders, enforcing navigational rules and law enforcement, search and rescue, and fisheries protection.
Specifications
| Type | Ocean Tug |
| Origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Yaroslavl Shipyard, Zelenodolsk Shipyard (Project 745MB) |
| Introduced | 1972 |
| Status | In service |
| Length | 56.5 m |
| Speed | 13.2 kn |
| Range | 6,200 nmi |
| Crew | 35 |
| Displacement | 1,452 t |
| Endurance | 40 days |
| Main armament | unbulleted indent list; One tug since 2015:unbulleted indent list; indent=0.4em; 2 × twin 12.7 mm machine gun turrets |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 14 | confirmed |
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