Sea-going passenger hydrofoil "Lastochka"

   Type of the ship - sea-going passenger hydrofoil.
Purpose of the ship - conveyance of passengers in the daytime.
Navigation area - inland waterways and seas, distance from port up to 50 miles.
Class of the vessel: KM[2]A3 passenger hydrofoil of the Russian Federation Register of Shipping, taking into account The rules of classification and construction of high-speed ships, 1998.

   
Navigability
-foilborne - 1,3 m, h - 3%.
-in displacement condition - 2,0 m, h - 3%.
Drinking water cruising capacity – 8 hours.

   1.HULL
The hull shape is sharp bilge with V-type bottom. Hull and wheelhouse material is corrosion-resisting aluminium-magnesium alloy 1561. The hull is made of moulded panels, boards, awning deck and wheelhouse are made of plates and moulded profiles. Hull structures are joined by the argon-arc welding and spot contact welding with glue.

   2.FOIL SYSTEM
Foil system consists of two foils: bow foil and after foil. Foil material is - stainless steel. Bonding technique is welding.

   3.SHIP ARRANGEMENTS
The hydrofoil is equipped with the following arrangements: steering gear, anchor gear, mooring and towing gear, life rails and lines, masting, as well as collective and personal life-saving appliances in compliance with the requirements of the Russian Shipping Register.

   4.HULL SYSTEMS
The following systems are onboard: drainage and oily bilge waters system, CO2 fire-extinguishing system, domestic outside water system, domestic waters system, waste waters system, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, engine-room ventilation system, hydraulics system, galvanic protection system of the bottom.

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Two twelve-cylinder diesel engines M470 with V-type cylinder arrangement, continuous output of 990 kW each, «ZVEZDA» firm, Russia, are used as the main engines.
Diesel-generator of the company «Deutz», Germany, with 25kW capacity, 3 x 380 V AC 50 Hz is used as an auxiliary power plant.

   6.POWER PLANT SYSTEMS
Shipborne power plant systems include: fuel system, oil system, water cooling system, system of air supply to the engine room, main engines and diesel-generator gas vent system, main and auxiliary engines control system.
Automation is provided for control system, monitoring system, alarm warning signaling and protection of main engines and auxiliary engine, technical aids.

   7.SHAFTING AND PROPELLERS
The vessel has two drive shaftings installed at an angle of 13 degrees to the base plane. Each of them is joined hard to the reduction gear flange of the main engine. The vessel is equipped with two three-bladed propellers with interceptors.

   8.ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Electrical energy distribution is provided on the ship, three-phase alternate current of 380V, single-phase alternate current of 220V, direct current of 24-27V. Four DC generators with main engines’s drive, diesel-generator, accumulator batteries and shore power supplies are used as electric power supplies.
Radio navigation equipment meets the Register rules and international requirements, which provides safe operation of the ship.