25.06.2012
Construction of stern parts of first and second hulls of Mistral-class amphibious ships in Russia will cost about RUR 2.7 bln, press secretary of JSC Baltiysky Zavod Shipbuilding Pavel Gorshkov told RIA Novosti.
Currently, JSC
Baltiysky Zavod is passing supervision procedures; its assignee is recently incorporated company
Baltiysky Zavod Shipbuilding.
"Construction of stern sections of the ships' hulls will cost somewhat RUR 2.7 bln", Gorshkov said. He added that
Baltiysky Zavod was executing shipbuilding contracts, in particular, the RUR 8-bln contract for an icebreaker.
The contract for two
Mistral-class landing assault ships for Russian Navy was signed by
Rosoboronexport and French company
DCNS in June 2011. United Shipbuilding Corporation was involved as a subcontractor. It will build 24 hull sections (40 percent of hulls). After that, the sections will be sent to France where the helicopter carriers will be assembled.
Earlier on, press service of
Baltiysky Zavod reported that metal cutting for the first
Mistral ship would be started on Aug 1, 2012; for the second one – in May 2013.
