Alexandrit-class minesweeper

	Aleksandr Obukhov underway
Class overview
Name	Aleksandrit class
Builders	Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard
Operators	Russian Navy
Preceded by	Gorya class; Sonya class;
Built	2011–present
In commission	2016–present
Planned	40
Building	4
Completed	8
Active	8
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	620 tons (standard); 890 tons (full load);
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	1 × 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) diesel, ; 2 diesel generators x 315 kW; 2 diesel generators x 210 kW;
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	1 × 6 barrels 30 mm AK-630; SAM system "Igla"; Mines;

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.

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