Severnaya Verf Shipyard has commenced dock-side trials of “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov”, the lead ship in a series of Project 22350 frigates (Admiral Gorshkov-class), the shipbuilder said in a press release.
During mooring trials at the outfitting yard, the shipyard personnel will check the quality of fabrication, conduct tests of all machinery / equipment and the conditions of its maintenance before setting out on the shipbuilder’s sea trials.
The shipbuilder will be testing primarily the operation of diesel generators, compressors, chillers, air conditioners, pumps and the ship’s main power plant. Particular attention will be paid to the navigation equipment and communications system.
The shipyard’s sea trials Phase 1 is scheduled for mid-autumn 2013.
The flagship of a series of Project 22350 frigates "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" was designed by Severnoye Design Bureau, St. Petersburg.
The St. Petersburg-based Severnaya Verf Shipyard’s history dates back to 1912. Now it is a leading shipbuilding company of the Russian defense industry. The firm has been part of Moscow-headquartered United Industrial Corporation since 2004. The shipyard specializes in building cruisers, destroyers, minesweepers, patrol vessels and submarines destroyers, research and passenger vessels, timber cargo carriers, trawlers, container ships and ro-ro vessels for the Russian Defense Ministry and foreign customers.
Russian Gov’t picked Severnaya Verf Shipyard as the main contractor for the frigate and corvette class ships (Project 22350, Project 2038/20385). The company was included in the register of the Federal Service for Defense Contracts (Rosoboronzakaz) of sole suppliers of Russian weapons and military equipment and is the sole contractor for communications ships of Project 18280.
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