Sosnovka Shipyard has laid down two buoy-laying vessels of project BLV04 for FSUE Rosmorport: Gydrograph Ravdin (Hull No 702) and Anatoly Klimov (Hull No 703). According to project designer Marine Engineering Bureau, the shipyard is to build 3 vessels of the Project.
The lead BLV04 vessel (Viktor Kuskov) was laid down on 26.11.2014 for the North West Basin Department of FSUE Rosmorport (port Ust-Luga); Gydrograph Ravdin – for the Far East Basin Department of FSUE Rosmorport (port Vladivostok); Anatoly Klimov – for Vanino Basin Department (port Vanino).
BLV04 vessels are intended for mounting and dismounting floating means of navigational protection; maintenance of floating means of navigational protection at the port and near-port areas; general cargo transportation on deck with loading/unloading by port means on onboard crane; sea floor investigation.
The vessel is a steel singe-deck double-screw self-propelled one, with elongated forecastle and double-tier superstructure; with working deck aft, that allows to place 4 buoys of BMBL-78 type with anchor gear simultaneously; with engine room located at middle, with cargo crane.
Sailing region includes marine regions that correspond to region R2. Radio equipment corresponds to region A1.
Vessel's principal dimensions are as follows: Overall length is 30.15 m; Length between perpendiculars is 28.74 m; Overall breadth is about 9.70 m; Breadth at the DWL level is 9.10 m;
Depth is 3.60 m; DWL draught is 2.8 m; Speed is 11.0 knots; Endurance is 5 days; RS class notation - КМ Ice 2 1 R2 AUT3-C; Crew – 7; Special personnel - 4.
Hydrographic functions are provided by using sonar with multibeam radiator; sonar is matched with gyrocompass, DGPS receiver and vertical movements' sensor. Stationary and portable units are foreseen for measuring sound speed in water.
Working station of hydrographic measuring unit is foreseen; there is also a specialized software set for providing mounting and control of navigational buoys.
Sosnovsky Sudostroitelny Zavod LTD (Sosnovka Shipyard) based in Sosnovka (on the left bank of the Vyatka river) was founded in 1924. The company specializes in fabrication of vessels of various modifications using flow production. The shipbuilder is capable of manufacturing up to 300 small vessels annually.