Alexandrit class / Project 12700

Service And Conflict Use

1. Sep 22, 2011

   Lead ship laid down

   Aleksandr Obukhov, the lead ship of Project 12700, was laid down at Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in Saint Petersburg.

   Sources: Project 12700 - RussianShips.info

2. Dec 9, 2016

   First ship entered service

   Aleksandr Obukhov was accepted into service with the Russian Navy.

   Sources: Project 12700 - RussianShips.info

3. Oct 7, 2024

   Baltic Fleet minesweeper reported damaged

   Ukraine's GUR said the Baltic Fleet's Alexandrit-class minesweeper Alexander Obukhov was damaged in Baltiysk.

   Sources: Ukraine Claims to Have Damaged a Russian Minesweeper in the Baltic Sea

Alexandrit class / Project 12700 Images

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