Vympel Shipyard to launch big hydrographic vessel of Project 19920 and to lay down similar ship on June 26, 2015 (photo)

On June 26, 2015, Vympel Shipyard will launch a big hydrographic survey vessel of Project 19920 (Hull No 01843) built for RF Navy, the shipyard’s press center says. 

The shipyard will also hold a keel-laying ceremony for yet another vessel of the same project (Hull No 01845). 

Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region based Vympel Shipyard is a fast-growing company specializing in building of medium-, small-tonnage sea-going and river vessels and boats both for military and civil sectors. Since its inception in 1930, VYMPEL Shipyard had built more than 30,000 ships of various types. For the last 40 years the company had built and delivered more than 1,800 boats to customers in 29 countries in Europe, Middle East, South East Asia, Africa and South America. Vympel Shipyard is building serial new generation missile and patrol boats, fast SAR boats, fire-fighting boats, survey and fishery vessels, tugs and other crafts.