Sea minesweeper “Alexander Obukhov“. Baltiysk. Baltic Sea. Cormorants sit on old breakwaters. Swans

Sea minesweeper “Alexander Obukhov“. City of Baltiysk. Baltic Sea. Cormorants sit on old breakwaters. Swans swim nearby. Seascape. Seabirds. City of Baltiysk. Kaliningrad region. Russia. Port on the Baltic. Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy The Alexandrite class, the Russian designation for Project 12700 Alexandrite, is the newest class of Russian minesweepers developed by Almaz and being built at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard for the Russian Navy. The first ship was laid down on September 22, 2011 and launched in June 2014. 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. #Ship #navy #warships #minesweeper