Alexandrit-class minesweeper
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Aleksandrit class (Project 12700) |
| Builders: | Sredne-Nevsky shipyard |
| Operators: |
 Russian Navy |
| Planned: | 8[1] |
| Completed: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Minesweeper |
| Displacement: | standard 620 tons full dicplacement 890 tons |
| Length: | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.2 m (33 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power: | 1 × 2500 h.p., diesel, 2 diesel generators x315 kW, 2 diesel generators x210 kW |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (31 km/h) |
| Range: | 1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Endurance: | 10 days |
| Crew: | 45 |
| Armament: | 1 × 6 30 mm AK-306 SAM system "Igla" Mines |
Aleksandrit class minesweeper (Project 12700) is a new Russian minesweeper class being constructed for the Russian navy. The first ship was laid down on September 22, 2011 and was launched in June 2014. A total of 4 ships are planned to be constructed. The ships hull is made of monolithic fiberglass and shaped by vacuum infusion which gives it advantage in minesweeping. According to the shipyard's representatives the first ships hull was shaped within 1.5 days, making it a world record.[2]
Ships
| Name | Builders | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandrit | Sredne-Nevsky shipyard, St. Petersburg | 22 September 2011[3] | 27 June 2014[4] | 2015[5] | Northern Fleet |
| ??? | Sredne-Nevsky shipyard, St. Petersburg | March 2015[6] |
See also
References
- ↑ "-". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Armalit-1 To Supply New Minesweeper With Valves". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Lays Down New Minesweeper". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Thirty Minesweepers to Join Russian Navy by 2050". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "New Minesweepers to Join Russian Navy since 2015". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "-". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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