On October 24, 2013, OJSC Moscow Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Yard in cooperation with OJSC Shipyard named after October Revolution (Blagoveshchensk) delivered to the State Commission the buoy tender of Project 3050.1 (No 242) built under the state contract for renovation of service fleet for FSI Amurskoye GBUPiS (Khabarovsk), the shipbuilding company says.
Within several days the Turach will be put into operation at the water area of Khabarovsk.
The construction of 12 serial tenders of Project 3050.1 is carried out under the order of Federal Marine and River Transport Agency for servicing, maintenance of water and onshore navigation aids, to control the depths shipping channels on the Russian rivers.
Vessel’s major characteristics: RRR Class: «Р1,2 (ice 20)», length overall – 27.56 m, width – 4.73 m, draught – 0.9 m, full displacement - 72 t, speed – 10.8 knots, cruising range – 1,600 moles, endurance - 6 days, crew - 6 persons, main propulsion plant -кВт дизель 6ЧСП 13/14 - 85 .
The 3050.1-class buoy tenders feature two cranes- manipulators installed on fore and aft parts.
Moscow Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Yard (MSSZ, Moscow Shipyard) was founded in 1936 and is one of the oldest shipyards in Russia. Throughout the years the shipyard has built more than 1,800 vessels. The company specializes in construction of river passenger ships, fishing boats and 25-m / 50-m-long luxury yachts. The full-cycle shipyard has in-house design office, docks for hull repair, fabrication, painting, outfitting and interior manufacturing.
In 2010, the company commenced the construction of new generation cruise passenger ships. The shipyard is a subsidiary of the state-owned shipbuilding conglomerate United Shipbuilding Corporation. In September 2011, the shipyard launched the project of high-speed multipurpose cutters of MRV14 project for Russian ports. Since that year Moscow Shipyard is building the packages of 27 and 12 buoy tenders of project 3050 and 3050.1, respectively. In the autumn of 2012 the shipyard started construction of on-board boats for the Russian Navy.