Brothers Nobel Shipyard launches PV09 cruise vessel Tanais (photo)
On October 25, 2014, Rybinsk-based Brothers Nobel Shipyard (branch of Moscow Shipbuilding & Shiprepairing Yard) launched the high-comfort cruise passenger vessel of project PV09 (building No 100), says press center of Marine Engineering Bureau which designed the project.
The vessel will be towed to Moscow Shipbuilding & Shiprepairing Yard for further construction.
PV09 cruise passenger vessel is intended for cruise voyage through European inland waterways of Russia, including Volgo-Balt, Volgo-Don, Belomor-Baltiysk Canal, Volga river, Moscow River; also at lines between Moscow port, St.-Petersburg port and Belomorsk port through Belomor-Baltiysk Canal; with sailing to White Sea and to the region of islands Solovetskie, Gulf of Finland; Caspian, Azov and Black Seas.
Vessel's air draught allows sailing under bridges of Moscow River.
Vessel is a triple deck type, with vertical stem and transom aft end, with double-tier middle located deck-house, with wheel-house located fore, with ER located aft, with diesel-electric power unit, with 2 full-turned rudder propellers, with fore bow thrusters, with "Ice 20" ice category.
Vessel's main particulars are as follows: Length overall - 95.88 m; Length due design WL - 94.30 m; Breadth overall - about 13.80 m; Breadth due design WL - 13.00 m; Depth (main deck) - 3.80 m; Air draught at draught of 1.8 m - 8.80 m; Draught due to design WL - 1.80 m; Displacement due to design WL - 1860 t; Autonomy - 10 days; Decks' number - 3 living ones and single promenade one; Operational speed - about 22.5 km/h; Maximal speed - about 25 km/h; RRR class notation - M-PR 2.5 (ice 20) A.
Vessel of project PV09 Tanais (building No 100) was laid down on March 18, 2014.
Nobel Brothers Shipyard LLC based in Rybinsk of Russia 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 shipyard specializes in the construction, maintenance, repair and refitting of sea-going and river multipurpose vessels with 6500DWT, a length of 140 m, beam of 17 m and launching weight of 2700 tonnes. The range includes dry bulk carriers, tankers, barges, container ships, timber carriers, diving support and hydrographic vessels, harbour vessels, workboats, oil boom-laying boats; hulls of various types and modern comfortable yachts.
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