Vympel Shipyard launched third Grachonok-class special purpose boat for Federal National Guard Troops Service
On 30 July 2019, Vympel Shipyard (Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region based shipyard, part of the Kalashnikov Concern) launched the Grachonok-class special purpose boat, the third in a series of four boats to be delivered by the shipyard to the Federal National Guard Troops Service, the shipyard says in a press release.
The launching ceremony was attended by Colonel-General Oleg Kozlov, Hero of the Russian Federation, Commander, Southern Military District, Federal National Guard Troops Service; Rear Admiral Andrey Shatayev, Head of Maritime Administration, Federal National Guard Troops Service; Oleg Goncharov, Managing Director of Vympel shipyard; veterans of the Federal National Guard Troops Service; Denis Dobryakov, head of Rybinsk.
Natalya Vinogradova, Advisor to the Director of the Federal National Guard Troops Service acted as a godmother during the consecration ceremony. According to a tradition she also smashed a bottle of champagne over the ship hull.
The vessel is to undergo mooring, sea and state trials following which it will leave for the place of service.
The boat is designed to combat sabotage and terrorist threats. Under the contract, Vympel is to build four ships of this design. All of them are to be delivered by the end of 2019. The boat is fitted with a state-of-the-art hydroacoustic complex allowing for searching at the depth of up to 200 meters as well as diving equipment for bottom survey.
Vympel Shipyard specializes in building 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.
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