Alexandrit-class minesweeper
Aleksandr Obukhov underway | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Aleksandrit class |
| Builders | Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard |
| Operators | Russian Navy |
| Preceded by | |
| Built | 2011–present |
| In commission | 2016–present |
| Planned | 40 |
| Building | 6 |
| Completed | 9 |
| Active | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 61.0 m (200 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Zvezda M503 diesels |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (31 km/h) |
| Range | 1,600 nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Endurance | 10 days |
| Complement | 45 |
| Armament | |
The Alexandrit class, Russian designation Project 12700 Aleksandrit (for the mineral alexandrite), is the newest class of Russian minesweepers designed by Almaz and being built by the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard for the Russian Navy. The first ship was laid down on 22 September 2011 and was launched in June 2014. Anywhere between 30 and 50+ ships have been described as envisaged.