Moscow shipyard delivers blocks of project 3052 buoy tender to Irkutsk
Moscow Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Yard in conjunction with subcontractors from Zhigalovo have arranged the transportation of blocks of project 3052 buoy tender (construction No 373) to Irkutsk for further outfitting, the shipyard’s press center says.
The launch of the vessel is scheduled for September 2014. In November, it is to be delivered to Administration of Baikal-Angara Basin.
The 3052 series vessels are very important and necessary type of vessels for the basin departments of inland waterways and navigation. The tenders will ensure the safety of shipping on local waterways. The eco-friendly vessels are easy to operate, maintain and repair. The buoy tenders meet the requirements of the classification society.
The vessel is designed for implementation of the following tasks: placement, removal and transportation of aids of navigation including river and lake beacons and buoys of up to type 4; on-site maintenance and repair of navigation facilities; control of the state of navigation pass at inland water ways; control of the state of navigation aids along the navigation pass; tugging of non-self-propelled crafts; transportation of cargo on working deck; harbor supply of vessels.
Vessel’s type - buoy tender (auxiliary vessel); class: RRR *О-пр 2.0 (лед 20), overall length – 35.8 m, width - 6 m, maximum draft – 1.4 m, displacement - 144 cub m, capacity of 2 major engines - 225 h.p. each, speed - 13 knots, sea endurance - 5 days. Crew - 6/4 persons. The crew accommodation in 6 single cabins and one quadruple-berthed cabin.
JSC Moscow Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Yard (Moscow Shipyard, part of United Shipbuilding Corp.) is one of Russia's oldest shipyards founded in 1936. Throughout the years the shipyard has built more than 1,800 vessels with a total overall length of more than 52,000 meters. The firm specializes in building of river passenger vessels, fishing boats and 25-m / 50-m-long luxury yachts. In 2010, the company commenced the construction of new generation cruise passenger ships. The shipyard is a subsidiary of the state-owned shipbuilding conglomerate United Shipbuilding Corporation. In September 2011, the shipyard launched the project of high-speed multipurpose cutters of MRV14 project for Russian ports. Since that year Moscow Shipyard is building the packages of 27 and 12 buoy tenders of project 3050 and 3050.1, respectively. In the autumn of 2012 the shipyard started construction of on-board boats for the Russian Navy.
