JSC Moscow Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Yard (Moscow Shipyard, MSSZ) today, September 4, launched the R 1.2-class buoy tender of Project 3050 (Hull No 235), the shipbuilding firm said on Wednesday.
The serial boat is being constructed under the state contract for expansion of a tender fleet for the Perm-headquartered Kama State Waterways Basin Department.
In line with the Russian Govt.’s ambitious program “Development of Transport System of Russia-2010-2015" (sub-program “Inland waterway transport") Russian water transport regulator Rosmorrechflot had placed orders for 27 state-of-the-art buoy tenders with Russian shipbuilding firms. Moscow Shipyard secured three-quarters of the newbuilding package, including buoy tenders of 3050, 3050.1, 3050-series.
The buoy tenders will be utilized for installation and maintenance of water and onshore navigation aids, for depths control on shipping channels of Russia’s inland waterways.
General characteristics: RRR class: "*R 1,2",
Length overall - 23,50 m;
Beam - 3 , 65 m;
Draft - 0.67 m;
Full displacement - 39,2 tonnes,
Speed - 10.8 knots;
Endurance - 3 days;
Crew - 3,
Main propulsion system: diesel engine 6CHSP 13/14 - 85kW (115hp).
JSC Moscow Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Yard (MSSZ) was founded in 1936 and is one of the oldest shipyards in Russia. Throughout the years the shipyard has built more than 1,800 vessels. The company specializes in construction of river passenger ships, fishing boats and 25-m / 50-m-long luxury yachts. The full-cycle shipyard has in-house design office, docks for hull repair, fabrication, painting, outfitting and interior manufacturing.
In 2010, the company commenced the construction of new generation cruise passenger ships. The shipyard is a subsidiary of the state-owned shipbuilding conglomerate United Shipbuilding Corporation. In September 2011, the shipyard launched the project of high-speed multipurpose cutters of MRV14 project for Russian ports. Since that year Moscow Shipyard is building the packages of 27 and 12 buoy tenders of project 3050 and 3050.1, respectively. In the autumn of 2012 the shipyard started construction of on-board boats for the Russian Navy.