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Home» News»Russia’s Kanonersky Shipyard floats Project 16450 ‘Akademik Ageev’ research vessel
First of class Project 16450 oceanographic research vessel (special purpose), Academician Ageev, being built for the Main Directorate for Deep-Water Research (GUGI) of the Russian MoD. Picture taken 08/31/2019 by Gogs / forums.airbase.ru

Russia’s Kanonersky Shipyard floats Project 16450 ‘Akademik Ageev’ research vessel

Kanonersky Shipyard floated the Akademik Ageev oceanographic research vessel of project 16450, Severnoe Design Bureau said.

Xavier Vavasseur 27 Nov 2019

TASS Russian news agency

“Kanonersky Shipyard floated the Akademik Ageev oceanographic research vessel of project 16450 designed by Severnoe Bureau,” it said.

A source in the shipbuilding industry told Sudostroenie.info publication the event was attended by representatives of the deep-water research department of the Defense Ministry, Pella Shipyard, Malakhit and Severnoe Design Bureaus.

The Pella Shipyard laid the Akademik Ageev on September 15, 2006. The construction was finalized by Kanonersky Shipyard.

The characteristics of the vessel were not disclosed.

Comments by Naval News

Academician Ageev is being built for the Main Directorate for Deep-Water Research (GUGI) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. GUGI is responsible for fielding specialized submarines, oceanographic research ships, undersea drones and autonomous vehicles, sensor systems, and other undersea systems.

As we reported previously, for the record, the construction of the research vessel Academician Ageev has been carried out for the GUGI at the Pella shipyard since 2015. The official keel laying ceremony took place on September 15, 2016. The developer of project 16450 is Severnoye Design Bureau.

The vessel was launched on December 21, 2017 (while keeping a low profile because there was no launch ceremony). No fitting out work was carried out in the past year at Pella shipyard. The transfer of the ship for completion to the Kanonersky shipyard is due to the absence of a dock of the appropriate size at Pella shipyard. The deadline for the ship delivery, however, remains unknown.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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