Development of middle-sized research vessels of new generation for fishery investigations with foreign projects (2017-2020) as a case study
Design peculiarities of middle-sized research vessels of new generation for fi shery investigations are considered with foreign vessels as a case study. These foreign vessels are already built and will be put into operation until 2020. The identified information on eight projects of specialized vessels with maximal length from 52 m to 84 m is analyzed and their main characteristics are summarized. Construction features and hydroacoustic equipment of several ships of particular interest are reviewed separately. Special attention is paid to modern trends in modern fi shery research vessels construction.