Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation has started sea trials of the newly built RSD 49 Project dry cargo ship “Kaspiysky Bereg” (literally, “Caspian Shore”).
The vessel has set sail for the Volgograd storage reservoir for two weeks, USC said in a statement.
During the sea trials, the technical characteristics of the vessels, the navigation and main onboard equipment, as well as the automation, communication and life support systems are to be confirmed.
The RSD 49 universal dry cargo ships are designed for carrying general, breakbulk, timber, grain and high and heavy as well as hazardous cargo in the Caspian, Mediterranean, Black, Baltic, White and North seas. They can also make voyages around Europe and in the Irish Sea in winter.
The unique feature of this vessels design is a large middle hold 52 meters long, which allows of transporting oversize cargo.
The “Kaspiysky Bereg” is built to the order of Astrakhan Port JSC and will be deployed in the Caspian.
Vessel particulars:
- LOA: 139.95 m;
- Beam: 16,6 m;
- Heoght: 6 m;
- River deadweight at 3,60 m draft: 4,520 tons;
- Sea draft at 4, 70 m dratf:7,510 tons;
- Number of holds: 3;
- Cargo holds capacity: 10,921 cub. m;
- Ballast tanks capacity: 3,959 cub. m;
- Mainengine: 2 x 1200 KWt;
- Crew: 10 / 13 members.
Photo: United Shipbuilding Corporation