Ice-class hydrographic vessel of Project 19910 to be laid down in Blagoveshchensk on February 19, 2016 (graphics)
On February 19, Blagoveshchensk, Amur Region based shipyard named after October Revolution will lay down the third small hydrographic survey vessel of Project 19910 for RF Navy. According to press center of RF Defence Ministry, the ship will have ice class Arc4.
The shipyard in Blagoveshchensk was founded in 1887. Today, it specializes in building small fishing ships, mid-size catching vessels and auxiliary ships for RF Navy. Recent years have seen the delivery of four hydrographic boats of Project to the Pacific Fleet of RF Navy. The ships are deployed for operation in Primorje, at Sakhalin and Kamchatka.
