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2013 September 19   14:22

Severnaya Verf to lay down first serial communications ship for RF Navy on November 14, 2013

OJSC Severnaya Verf Shipyard included in the register of the Federal Service for Defense Contracts as the sole contractor for communications ships of Project 18280 has scheduled the laying down of the first serial communications ship of project 18280 for RF Navy on November 14, 2013, the shipyard says.

According to the order of RF Navy’s Commander, the ship will be named Ivan Khurs.

The ship’s major characteristics: displacement — some 4,000 t, length – 95 m, 
width – 16 m, range – at least 8,000 miles, crew -  about 120 persons.

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 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.

The Shipyard’s backlog of orders to be completed and delivered to RF Navy by 2020 includes 6 frigates of project 22350, 6 corvettes of projects 20380 and 20385, 3 combat logistics ships with high ice class ARC4 based on project 23120, as well as two communications vessels of project 18280.

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