Ocean trials of JSC Yantar Shipyard’s research ship Seliger, which is being built for Russian Navy, are taking place in Baltiysk, reports Central Navy Portal.
JSC Yantar Shipyard got the contract for construction of the ship in the Russian Navy’s tender.
The ship began first phase of ocean trials on April 13, when it was relocated to the shipyard’s delivery base in Baltiysk.
Selinger is expected to be prepared by mid-May for the transfer to the basing site at Black Sea Fleet.
The research ship Seliger will carry out a wide range of research and experimental tasks, such as deep-sea explorations by unmanned submersibles. The ship’s displacement is 1,150 tons; length is 59.7 meters; beam is 10.8 meters; full speed is 13 knots; operating range is 1,000 nautical miles; complement is 25 men.
[mappress] Subsea World News Staff , April 25, 2012; Image: JSC Yantar Shipyard