First block of the first from the three Icebreakers of project 21900 M, being presently under construction at Vyborg Shipyard, is placed on open building berth.
“ Main yard capacities are focused now on construction of semi-submersible barge which is intended for hull assembly of icebreakers and other vessels with wide beam. However, all works for the icebreakers 21900 M are performed within the schedule ,” – commented general director of Vyborg Shipyard Alexander Solovyev.
The second block is going to be placed on open berth today. Total weight of the two blocks is about 600 t.
Icebreaker 21900M is an upgraded version of project 21900. The diesel-powered Icebreaker has ice-breaking capacity up to 1,5 m. The vessel is intended for independent ice escorting of heavy-tonnage vessels, towage, fire fighting on floaters and other facilities, salvage and assistance to distressed vessels, transportation of cargo. Displacement at max. draft – 14.317,5 tons, length – 119,8 m, width – 27,5 m.
Delivery of the vessels is planned for 2015.
[mappress] Press Release, March 6, 2013