The ship was accepted into the Black Sea Fleet in August last year
SEVASTOPOL, January 12. /tass/. The mine defense ship "Georgy Kurbatov", accepted into the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) in August last year, arrived in Sevastopol, where a welcoming ceremony was held, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet told reporters on Wednesday.
"The crew completed the inter-fleet transition from the Baltic to the Black Sea Fleet, during which the ship passed more than 5 thousand nautical miles, twice overcoming a 7-point storm, once a 6-point and three times a 5-point, which became an unscheduled test of the ship's seaworthiness and the professionalism of the crew," the report says.
It is specified that the ceremony of welcoming the new ship in Sevastopol was attended by the commander of the Crimean Naval base, Rear Admiral Felix Menkov, veterans of the Black Sea Fleet water protection unit, representatives of public organizations and clergy. "The crew was greeted with a military band, bread and salt and a traditional roast pig," the press release says.
The newest mine defense ship "Georgy Kurbatov" was built at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard and accepted into the Black Sea Fleet in August 2021. He became the third ship of the project 12700, performing tasks in the Black Sea Fleet.
Composite material was used for the manufacture of the ship's hull. The displacement of the Georgy Kurbatov is 890 tons, length - 61 m, width - 10 m, speed at full displacement - 16.5 knots, crew - over 40 people. The ship has high maneuverability due to the use of an effective complex of various thrusters. The ship's project has implemented a new approach to creating comfortable conditions for crew service, the press release notes.
