Vympel Shipyard (Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region) says it laid down new generation armament support ship of Project 20360М on 5 May 2017 (Hull No 01551).
The ship is designed by Vympel Design Bureau (Nizhny Novgorod).
The contract between Vympel Shipyard and RF Defence Ministry for construction of two armament support ships of Project 20360М was signed on 25 March 2016.
The ship named Gennady Dmitriyev is to be delivered to the customer by 25 November 2019. Homeported in Sevastopol she will join the Black Sea Fleet of RF Navy.
Vympel Shipyard says it will be the largest ship ever built at its facilities. Her length will be 77 m, width – 15.8 m, displacement – 3,627 t.
Vympel Shipyard builds medium- light-tonnage seagoing and river vessels and boats both for military and civil sectors. Since its inception in 1930, the company has built more than 30,000 ships of various types. Over the past 40 years, the shipbuilding company has delivered more than 1,800 boats to 29 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa and South America. Vympel Shipyard is building serial combat missile / patrol boats of new generation, high-speed SAR boats, FF1 ships, hydrographic survey and fishing vessels, tugs and other dedicated fleet. Vympel Shipyard also provides warranty / maintenance service for its products.