Designers:   New Shipyard, Sea Tech

Concept:    A. Obidin

Chief designer:    V. Savelyev

Customer:    "Roshydromet" (The Federal Service for Hydrometeorology

and Environmental Monitoring, Moscow)

Builder:    Olimp Yard (Zvenigovo, Russia)

Stage:    serial construction since 2014

The small-sized research vessel (hydrographic boat) for the Roshydromet service (NS18 RGM project) was developed jointly by New Shipyard and Sea Tech and is intended for:

- hydrometeorological and hydrochemical observations,

- delivery of expeditionary staff and cargo to the observation area,

- other tasks corresponding to technical capabilities.

Operation area - river mouths and coastal sea zones with a distance from the place of refuge of up to 50 miles and sea waves of up to 4 points. The steel hull ensures invulnerability on Russian rivers, allows wintering on the water and will serve for decades. Displacement lines guarantee good seaworthiness even in serious weather conditions.

The project can be a universal platform for small vessels of various purposes, in particular, a motor yacht - see NS18Y. It can be transported by rail in an unassembled form.