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On the Middle Nevsky Shipyard, the formation of the eighth Alexandrite Corps began

On the Middle Nevsky Shipyard, the formation of the eighth building began «Alexandrite»
At the Sredne-Nevsky shipyard, the formation of the hull of the new project mine defense ship began 12700 “Alexandrite”. According to the press service of the enterprise, the ceremony of laying the new minesweeper will be held 24 July 2020 of the year.

The shipbuilders of the Middle Nevsky Shipyard began forming the corps of the next minesweeper. In a hermetically mounted matrix, repeating contours of the hull of the future ship, under the influence of negative pressure, the binder is impregnated with specially laid layers of fiberglass. The impregnation process will take about two days.

The new ship will receive the name of Lev Davydovich Chernavin - Soviet submarine officer, rear admiral, commander of submarines of the Northern Fleet. “Lev Chernavin” will become the eighth ship in the project line 12700 “Alexandrite”, pledged at the Sredne-Nevsky shipyard and the last, built as part of the first series. Starting from the ninth, minesweepers of this project will be built subject to changes, introduced into the project during the operation of the first ships. Most changes will affect the automation of mine action.

minesweepers project 12700 are able to apply the latest hydroacoustic stations, placed both on the ship, and the remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles, and have an automated control system of mine action activities. Able to use the traditional sweeping arms. ships series “Alexandrite” have a unique body of reinforced fiberglass, formed by vacuum infusion.

Project 12700 It was developed by the Central Marine Design Bureau “diamond” for the Russian Navy. These vessels have a displacement of anti-mine defense around 890 tonnes, length – 62 meters and a width 10 m, the crew has 44 man.

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