The Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation has begun construction of four ships of the 03182P project. They will be involved in complex oceanographic research in the Arctic.
The vessels will have high seaworthiness, great autonomy and comfortable habitable conditions, the navigation area is unlimited. Displacement – at least 4.000 tons, length – about 100 meters, width – about 16 meters.
The state contract for the construction of four ships for the Arctic was signed in July 2022, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the CEO of the Ak Bars Corporation Renat Mistakhov.
According to him, research ships with the functionality of reconnaissance ships of the 03182P project are being built on the basis of the 03182 sea tanker project developed at the Zelenodolsk Design Bureau. They are designed for complex oceanographic studies of the World Ocean and the shelf zone and are adapted to the conditions of the Arctic.
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