Major hydrographical motorboat (project 19920) is put into the service of the Leningrad naval base. It was built by Vympel shipyard (Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region), says press center of RF Defence Ministry. This is the third such vessel in the Russian Navy and the first in the Baltic Fleet.
Major hydrographical motorboat is designed for performing special tasks near coastal area of the Baltic Sea, providing maintenance service of navigational equipment, and delivering personnel and cargos to unequipped shore of islands located in the Gulf of Finland – Bolshoy Tyuters, Sommers and others.
Its displacement is 320 tons, operational range – 1,500 nautical miles, sea endurance – 10 days. The vessel is fitted with modern Russian navigational and hydrographical equipment.