Vympel Shipyard lays keel of HSV Nikolay Skosyrev for Russia's Defense Ministry (photo release)
Vympel Shipyard on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2015 held a keel-laying ceremony for Hydrographic Survey Vessel of Project 19910 ordered for the Russian Defense Ministry's Navigation and Oceanography Dept., the shipbuilder said in a press release.
The 19910-design cutter will be named "Nicholas Skosyrev" and is scheduled for completion and delivery by November 25, 2019. The ship will enter service with the Northern Fleet's hydrographic service and will be homeported in Arkhangelsk.
The small hydrographic vessel / buoy tender of Project 19910 was designed for surveys and installation of navaids in the coastal areas, including installation / removal of buoys / beacons of all types; maintenance (inspection, recharge and repair) of onshore and floating Aids to Navigation (A2N); some hydrographic surveys (within her capabilities); transport of various cargoes to supply shore based ATONs and hydrographic stations on unequipped coast.
Vessel particulars: displacement overall - 1270 tonnes, length overall - 59 m, beam - 11, 4 m, draft - 3,18 m, speed - 12.5 knots, cruising range - 3,500 miles, endurance - 25 days, crew / accommodations - 17 / 22.
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.
