Simferopol

Simferopol is a medium reconnaissance ship of the Ukrainian Navy that was originally built at the Kuznya na Rybalskomu (previously Leninska Kuznya) shipbuilding plant. The new reconnaissance ship is based on the Project 502EM named Laguna. Development and design Deputy Commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine announced the future construction of a new ship for the Ukrainian Navy during his interview for one of the Odesa TV channels in March 2017. Kuznya on Rybalsky was specified as the lead manufacturer. Ukrainian shipbuilder PSC Kuznya on Rybalsky launched a new medium reconnaissance ship for the Ukrainian Navy on 23 April 2019.