Moscow Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Yard (Moscow Shipyard, MSSZ) has successfully finalized dock-side and sea trials of second Katran 21770-series Rescue / Fast Crew Boat (Hull No 095), which is currently undergoing outfitting at St. Petersburg based Admiralty Shipyard, the shipbuilding firm said on Friday.
The shipbuilder has tested operation of diesel generators, compressors, pumps and main marine propulsion. The boat demonstrated maximum speed of 38 knots (design max. speed - 32 kn). The trials were attended by representatives of the supervisory authority from the Ministry of Defense, who were satisfied with the sea trials results.
The Katran-series boat was designed by Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau as a supply ship to maintain daily operations of a mother ship anchored offshore or at naval base. Dimensions of the vessel allow its transportation by sea, road, railway, or air.
Main characteristics:
Type – rescue / fast crew supply;
LOA - 9,12 m;
Beam - 3,32 m;
Draft - 0.67 m;
Speed - 32 knots;
Cruising range - 100 miles;
Endurance - 1 day.;
Crew - 2;
Main propulsion -2 x 232 kW diesel generators.
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.
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