On November 16, 2013, Kherson shipyard (Ukraine) delivered the Gloster 1 vessel, the lead oil tanker of project RST26 with sea / river deadweight of 4,560 / 2,787 tonnes, says press center of Marine Engineering Bureau, the series projector.
Vessels of project RST26 are designed for mixed (river-sea) and maritime transportation of crude oil and oil products including petrol without flash-point limits, wine materials, food oils and molasses.
The vessel provides for simultaneous transportation of 2 sorts of the same cargo.
The vessels meet the dimensions of Volga-Don Ship Canal and The White Sea – Baltic Sea Canal.
The vessel’s parameters: overall length – 118.87 m, width – 13.0 m, hull height – 5.8 m.
The lead vessel of the project – Gloster 1 – was laid down on July 22, 2011 and launched on February 22, 2013.
Kherson shipyard founded in 1951 repairs and builds vessels, in particular, tankers with deadweight of up to 30,000 tonnes, ice-class supply vessels, ore-carriers, container carriers, multi-purpose dry-cargo vessels, drilling vessel with drilling depth of up to 6,500 meters. Kherson shipyard is a part of Smart Maritime Group (SMG), shipbuilding holding under establishment.
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