The Alexandr Obukov, lead ship of a 12700 project series of next generation mine countermeasures vessels, built at St. Petersburg Russia based Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (part of United Shipbuilding Corp.) commenced state tests, says the shipyard. Upon completion of the tests the ship will be delivered to RF Navy.
The ship design was developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau.
General characteristics: displacement – about 900 tonnes, length – 60 m, beam – 10 m, speed, full load displacement – 16.5 knots, complement – 44. To destroy mines the ship will use different types of trawls and ROVs.
Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (SNSZ) is one of the leading shipbuilders in Russia specializing in the construction of next generation fiberglass warships and vessels employing the latest high technologies (low-magnetic steel, aluminum and fiberglass). The shipyard builds missile boats (corvettes), mine ships, patrol ships, work and passenger vessels. Besides, SNSZ offers services in machining, plating, sheet metal processing, fiberglass processing, and degaussing. Over the years, the shipyard has built more than 500 vessels of various purposes for 43 projects for Russian and foreign customers.