Rybisnk, Russia based Nobel Brothers Shipyard (part of Moscow Shipbuilding, Repair Yard) on March 18, 2014 held a keel-laying ceremony for M-PR class comfortable cruise passenger ship of Project PV09 (Hull No 100), the series developer Marine Engineering Bureau said.
The PV09 series cruise passenger ship is designed for voyages on European inland waterways of Russia, including through the network of Volga-Baltic, Volga-Don and the White Sea-Baltic canals, across the Volga, Moscow River, on the lines connecting the ports of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Byelomorsk via the White Sea-Baltic Canal, including cruises in the White Sea and to the Solovetsky Islands, in the Gulf of Finland, Caspian, Azov and Black seas.
The vessel's air draft allows the ship to pass under bridges on the Moscow River. The three-decker has a vertical stem and transom aft end, amidship double-deck superstructure with fore wheelhouse and aft engine room. The Ice20 class ship is powered by diesel-electric propulsion system, including two controllable-pitch screws, rudders and bow thrusters.
The ship's general characteristics: LOA - 95.88 m, LWL - 94.30 m, breadth, overall - 13,80 m, breadth WL - 13.00 m, depth to main deck - 3.80 m overall height to the top edge of fixed parts at draft 1.80 m - 8.80 m, LWL draft - 1.80m; endurance - 10 days; LWL draft displacement - 1860 tonnes, the number of decks - 3 for accommodations and 1 promenade deck; operational speed - about 22.5 km / h, max speed - about 25 km / h; RRR class: M-PR 2.5 (Ice 20) A.
Nobel Brothers Shipyard LLC based in Rybinsk of Russia was founded in 1907. Today, this is the largest shipbuilding firm in the Upper Volga: the yard encompasses 214,000 sq. km, the company's workforce is 500 employees. The shipyard specializes in the construction, maintenance, repair and refitting of sea-going and river multipurpose vessels with 6500DWT, a length of 140 m, beam of 17 m and launching weight of 2700 tonnes. The range includes dry bulk carriers, tankers, barges, container ships, timber carriers, diving support and hydrographic vessels, harbour vessels, workboats, oil boom-laying boats; hulls of various types and modern comfortable yachts.
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