Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant launches lead boom-laying boat of Project А-40–2Б-ЯР (photo)
On April 15, Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant launched the lead boom-laying boat of Project А-40–2Б-ЯР, the Aleksandr Sizontsev, built for the Directorate of the State Customer for Marine Transport Development Programmes, the shipyard says.
The vessels of the project A40-2B are intended for transportation and installation of boom guards in sea coastal search and rescue areas, on the waters of the bays, inlets and seaports, to contain the spread of spilled oil products, to liquidate oil spills, to collect the spilled oil products into floating containers and their further towing to the reception points of shore or floating stations and also for the construction of oil-gathering orders.
Key characteristics: length overall - 20.97 m; breadth overall - 5.7 m; draught - 1.17 m; speed – about 20.0 knots, cruising range – 250 miles, endurance - 3 days, main propulsion - 2х588 kW, displacement – 51.6 t, crew – 2, personnel – 4.
State contract for construction of the series of six vessels was signed between FSI Directorate of the State Customer for Marine Transport Development Programmes and Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant in October 2014.
The contract is to be executed by December 1, 2018. The vessels will be deployed in six ports of Russia.
The shipyard’s current state-ordered projects are: 5 seagoing tugs of project 23470 for RF Defence Ministry and 6 boom-laying launches of Project А40–2Б – ЯР for Directorate of the State Customer for Marine Transport Development Programmes.
Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant (the managing company —CJSC «VP FINSUDPROM») is situated in the central part of Russia, on the bank of the river Volga. It is an Open Joint Stock Company since 1993. The company specializes in construction of both civil vessels and warships.
