Vympel Shipyard launches fifth patrol boat of Mangust type (photo)
On October 16, 2015, Vympel Shipyard (Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region) launched the fifth fast patrol boat of Mangust type, Project 12150 (Hull No 02645), the shipyard’s press center says.
Upon completion of mooring and sea trials and acceptance/delivery tests, the boat will leave for the site of service at Korsakov (Sakhalin Region).
Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region based Vympel Shipyard is a fast-growing company specializing in building of medium-, small-tonnage sea-going and river vessels and boats both for military and civil sectors. Since its inception in 1930, VYMPEL Shipyard had built more than 30,000 ships of various types. For the last 40 years the company had built and delivered more than 1,800 boats to customers in 29 countries in Europe, Middle East, South East Asia, Africa and South America. Vympel Shipyard is building serial new generation missile and patrol boats, fast SAR boats, fire-fighting boats, survey and fishery vessels, tugs and other crafts.
