Russia received the largest fiberglass ship in the world

Izvestia said that the contractor of the Sredni-Nevsky Shipyard (SNSP), which is part of the Russian Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), will conduct a testing of the 'Alexander' mine. After these tests, the first ship of the 12700, the world's largest fiberglass trunk, will undergo state-level testing and then ship to the Navy in 2015.

Construction of the Alexander minesweeper lasted two years due to a lack of funds, the last time trials were delayed in December 2013, however the Russian Navy had passed the deadline. receive this ship.

The vessel is made of glass fiber

SNSP in St. Louis Petersburg was commissioned to conduct an overall assembly test of the Alexander mine demolition project (Project 12700) as well as shaking impacts on the hull. Representatives of USC said that the installation of equipment is ongoing on board. Then the boat will be launched to operate in many different modes.

The ship was demolished by Alexandr 800 tons of water, designed by the National Maritime Design Agency 'Almaz' and placed at the SNSP on 22 September. Its function is to clear mines at sea, and to tow ships across mines. Alexander is made of monolithic fiberglass, the world's longest and highest (62x8.5m), shaped into a special matrix for two years.

Miners are usually made of non-magnetic materials since most of the mines are exploded by the principle of metal sucking. Therefore, the boat to destroy the mines of the former Soviet Union - Project 1265 - wooden body. Now instead of wood, Russia builds fiberglass ships.