The Project 12700 third advanced minesweeper ‘Vladimir Yemelyanov’ will be floated out at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg on May 30, according to a Russian Navy spokesman. The Navy also claims that this ship will have the world’s largest hull made of monolith glass-fiber reinforced plastic.
According to TASS news agency, the Russian Navy will be operating around 40 Project 12700 ships.
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The Russian Black Sea Fleet now expects to receive the minesweeper Vladimir Yemelyanov in 2020 after the warship undergoes state trials.
Project 12700 Alexandrit-class coastal-type minesweepers are considered the new generation of minesweeping forces and are designed to fight sea mines. The minesweepers can use several sweeps, along with remotely controlled and autonomous underwater drones.
They can also displace 890 tonnes, they are 62 meters long and ten meters wide, while they will have a crew of 44 men.
Except from the Vladimir Yemelyanov, two additional Alexandrit-class minesweepers, the Georgy Kurbatov and the Yakov Balyayev, are being constructed at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard.
