Almaz Shipbuilding Company today, November 25, held launching ceremony for the first serial patrol boat of Project 22460, the shipbuilding firm said Friday.
The littoral border patrol and interceptor boat named Brilliant was designed by St. Petersburg-based North Design Bureau for patrolling the border and the territorial sea of Russia and combating piracy and terrorism attacks.
The lead vessel of the series named Rubin was launched on June 26, 2009.
Ship’s main features: length overall – 62.5m, beam – 11m, draft – 3.8m, displacement - 630 tons, max speed - 30 knots, cruising range - 3.500 nm, endurance - 30 days, length - 62.5 m. The boat is outfitted with modern navigation and communications systems and carries onboard a light helicopter or UAV.
Almaz Shipbuilding Company is located on Petrovsky Island of St. Petersburg, in proximity to the Gulf of Finland. The yard’s area encompasses 165sq km featuring modern slip docks, two floating docks of 2500 and 3000 tons, which enable the firm to produce a full cycle of ship construction in the shop. The enterprise provides ranged services for repair, renovation and conversion of vessels. Both Almaz Shipbuilding Co and another St. Petersburg-based shipbuilder Almaz Marine Yard specialize in construction of HSCs, JHSVs and ACVs for the Russian Federal Border Service and the Russian Navy. The shipbuilding firm employs 1000 people.