United Shipbuilding Corporation announced the project of a new demagnetization vessel for the Russian Navy.
The process of demagnetizing a vessel is usually called, at which the magnetization of its body becomes less. For this, a special magnetic field is applied to the ship.. It is created using electric current.
Because of this, it is possible to reduce the likelihood of a ship being blown up by sea mines or with a magnetic fuse.. Also, demagnetization makes it possible to increase the accuracy of the navigation equipment..
No technical features of the new ship have yet been disclosed.. At the moment, the Russian Federation has several ships of the project 1799 "Globe", adopted in 1980 year. The displacement of the ships is 1 000 tonnes, and the maximum speed is at 13 knots. Ships can engage in demagnetization of floating craft with a displacement of up to 7 000 tonnes.