On April 17, Moscow Shipbuilding & Repair Yard launched a cargo-and-passenger vessel of the project Volgar built to the design of Zelenodolsk Design-Construction Bureau OJSC. It will be named after A. V. Kunakhovich, the first head and the founder of Zelenodolsk Bureau. According to the shipyard’s press center, the vessel will be delivered to the customer in late June of the current year.
The project Volgar vessel is designed for passenger transportation and can also be modified into a cargo vessel with the capacity of up to 1,800 tonnes. The vessels’ high manoeuvrability is achieved with the two-shaft propulsion system and a bow thrust. The Volgar is equipped with the global positioning system, automatic identification system (AIS) and a radiolocation station.
The vessel will is being built under the supervision of Russian River Register.
Ship’s general characteristics: RRR Class: + O 0.2 A, length overall - 32.24 m, LWL – 29.9 m, breadth – 5.9 m, draft - 0.7 m, full load displacement - 90 tonnes, operational speed - 8 knots, range - 310 nm, endurance - 1/2 days, the crew / passengers - 2/65, main propulsion plant: 2ГД х 89.
Moscow Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (Moscow Shipyard OJSC) is one of the oldest Russian shipyards. Since it was set up in 1936, over 1,800 vessels were built here. Moscow Shipyard is the major manufacturer of river passenger vessels in Russia. In particular, it builds motor yacht of luxury class with length from 25 to 50 meters. This full cycle company has its own design bureau, hull production, painting, electric-installation, machine-assembly and interior facilities.
From 2010, the company has been building new-generation passenger motor vessels for tourism and sightseeing. The shipyard is a branch of United Shipbuilding Corporation. In September 2011, the shipyard commenced the construction of high-speed multi-purpose boats of project МРВ14 for Russian seaports. Parallel to this production, from 2011 Moscow Shipyard has been building a series of 27 buoy-laying boats project 3050 and 12 buoy-laying boats project 3050.1 for servicing inland water ways. From autumn 2012, the shipyard has been building shipboard boats for Navy.
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