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Home» News»Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Lays Keel of 8th Alexandrit-class MCM Vessel for Russian Navy
Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Lays Keel of 8th Alexandrit-class MCM Vessel for Russian Navy
Keel laying ceremony of the MCM Vessel "Lev Chernavin" of project 12700 for the Russian Navy at Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard JSC in St. Petersburg, 07.24.2020 (c) United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC

Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Lays Keel of 8th Alexandrit-class MCM Vessel for Russian Navy

Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard laid the keel of the "Lev Chernavin" on 24 July. It is the 8th Alexandrite-class mine counter measure (MCM) vessel of project 12700 for the Russian navy, the enterprise said.

Xavier Vavasseur 01 Aug 2020

By TASS Russian news agency

“Deputy Navy Commander-in-Chief for armaments Igor Mukhametshin, chief adviser to USC CEO Viktor Chirkov and Chief Designer of project 12700 minesweepers Alexander Kalinin attended the ceremony,”



Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard

Minesweepers of project 12700 have the biggest fiberglass hull in the world. It is more durable compared to steel hulls and ensures better survivability. The service life of monolith fiberglass hull is longer than that of low-magnetic steel and the weight of the hull is considerably lower. The displacement is close to 900 tons, the length is over 60 meters and the width is 10 meters. The speed is 16.5 knots. The crew comprises 44 men. The ship can operate various flails and remotely guided and unmanned underwater craft.

MCM Vessel Mine Warfare Minehunter Project 12700 Russia Russian Navy Shipbuilding TASS 2020-08-01
Tags MCM Vessel Mine Warfare Minehunter Project 12700 Russia Russian Navy Shipbuilding TASS
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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