Nobel Brothers Shipyard LLC has launched the second serial buoy tender of Project 3052, named Victor Shurpitsky, the shipyard says in its press release.
Project 3052 vessels are intended for state basin authorities to ensure safe navigation and state regulation of the transportation process.
The vessel is designed for implementation of the following tasks: placement, removal and transportation of aids of navigation including river and lake beacons and buoys of up to type 4; on-site maintenance and repair of navigation facilities; control of the state of navigation pass at inland water ways; control of the state of navigation aids along the navigation pass; tugging of non-self-propelled crafts; transportation of cargo on working deck; harbor supply of vessels.
Vessel’s class notation: RRR *О-пр 2.0 (ice 20) class, overall length – 35.8 m, width - 6 m, maximum draft – 1.4 m, displacement - 144 cub m, capacity of 2 major engines - 225 h.p. each, speed - 13 knots, sea endurance - 5 days. Crew - 6/4.
A series of buoy tenders of Project 3052 is one of projects being implemented by Nobel Brothers Shipyard LLC under control of the Moscow shipbuilding and ship-repair plant.
Rybinsk, Russia based Nobel Brothers Shipyard LLC 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 company specializes in the construction, maintenance, repair and refitting of sea-going and river multipurpose vessels, including dry bulk carriers, tankers, barges, container ships, timber carriers, construction of diving support and hydrographic vessels, harbour vessels, workboats, boom-laying boats; hulls of various types, modern comfortable yachts.