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| The newest mine-resistant ship 'Semyon Agafonov' was laid down in St. Petersburg |
| 2024-01-19 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] In St. Petersburg, the newest mine defense ship “Semyon Agafonov” was laid down as part of project 12,700 code “Alexandrite”. The event took place at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard on January 18. The minesweeper became the twelfth ship within the project. They decided to name the ship itself after the Hero of the Soviet Union Semyon Agafonov, a participant in the Great Patriotic and Soviet-Japanese Wars. “Mineweepers are workers of the sea, there are never many of them, there are always not enough of them,” the Media Deck publication reports the words of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov. Evmenov added that the Project 12 700 line confirmed all the tactical and technical characteristics that were originally laid down by their creators. The crew of the new ship is currently being formed, he said. It is noted that ships within the framework of this project are capable of detecting mines both in the sea and in sea soil. To destroy mines, the vessels will be used for various trawls, including remote-controlled and unmanned underwater vehicles. As Regnum reported, at the beginning of January the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian Navy in 2024 will be replenished with the small missile ship “Burya” and the submarine “Kronstadt”. It was noted that this year the Russian Navy will continue the planned increase in its strength. It was specified that the Baltic, Pacific and Black Sea fleets will be strengthened by several small missile and patrol ships, as well as sea minesweepers. The press service explained that after the completion of state tests, the naval flag will be raised on the Yasen-M nuclear submarine missile cruiser Arkhangelsk, which is intended for the submarine forces of the Northern Fleet. According to the military department, in 2024, the next nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine of the Borei-A project, Prince Pozharsky, the Project 20 385 corvette Provorny, the fourth frigate of Project 22 350 Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Isakov, will be launched. sea minesweepers of Project 12,700, small missile ships of Projects 21,631 and 22,800, patrol ships and a large submarine of Project 636.3 “Yakutsk” and some other ships, boats and support vessels that are currently on the stocks of Russian shipyards. On December 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that five frigates, eight corvettes, 13 small missile ships and more than 50 other ships of various classes are currently in various stages of readiness at Russian shipyards. At the flag-raising ceremony on the frigate Admiral Golovko, the small missile ship Naro-Fominsk and the minesweeper Lev Chernavin, which are entering service with the Navy, the president said that Russian shipbuilding has entered a new important stage - serial production of warships of various classes. This indicates that the country’s shipbuilding industry is on the rise, the president noted, adding that Russia has taken the most important and fundamental step to revive and develop shipbuilding. The President also said that the country will strengthen its naval power in all strategic directions and implement all plans for the construction of ships. The head of state thanked the workforce of the enterprises for their professionalism and high dedication, and wished the ship crews worthy service for the benefit of Russia. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 "...Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." - Old USN Proverb Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-01-19 06:29 |