Border Guard accepts delivery of patrol boat of Project 10410 "Svetlyak" (photo release)

After successful completion of acceptance sea trials of the acceptance certificate for border patrol boat of Project 10410 in Novorossiysk December 20, 2012 was signed on December 20 in Novorossiysk. The boat named Svetlyak (Firefly) was built at Yaroslavsky Shipyard, the shipbuilding firm press release said.

This is the eighth vessel of a series of Project 10410 littoral patrol and  interceptor boats built at Yaroslavsky Shipyard for the Russian FSB Border Service. Seven boats of the series have been conducting the Boarder Service missions.

The boat project was designed at Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau for patrolling coastal and island areas, landing of border guard units, the police operations, fishery protection and rescue functions.

Svetlyak-class boats are new generation ships, which were developed in the mid-1970s to replace older types of boarder patrol vessels.
Main characteristics: length - 49.52 m, beam - 9.20 m, draft – 2.54m full load displacement - 375 tons, maximum speed - 28 knots.

Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant is located in central Russia, on the banks of the Volga river. The company turned into a joint stock company in 1993. YSZ specializes in construction of a fisheries patrol ships and fishing boats of six modifications with displacement ranging from 1200 to1700 tons, drilling vessels for offshore oil and gas projects, seagoing and river tankers for petroleum products and edible fats; auxiliary vessels for salvage and rescue services of displacement of 1500-1700 tons, river and seagoing high-speed crafts for up to 150 passengers, and ships for the Russian Navy and boarder patrol vessels for the Federal Border Service.

 OAO "Yaroslavl Shipyard" (Yaroslavl) is in the central part of Russia on the Volga River.Incorporated in 1993. The company specializes in the construction of civil and naval vessels of the fleet. Management company - JSC "VP Finsudprom."