MOSCOW. Dec 24 (Interfax) - The Yakov Balyayev minesweeper has completed a program of builders' sea trials and state trials, which have fully confirmed the proper performance of all of its systems and mechanisms and their compliance with the previously declared specifications, the Russian Pacific Fleet said on Wednesday.
"A modern ship designed to detect and mark sea mines in deep sea has been successfully tested in the Sea of Japan," it said.
The ship also tested an AK-630 six-barreled automated artillery gun and large-caliber machineguns in destroying marine and aerial targets.
"A ceremony of commissioning the Yakov Balyayev for the Pacific Fleet will take place in Vladivostok on December 26," it said.
The Yakov Balyayev traveled via the Northern Sea Route from St. Petersburg to arrive in Vladivostok to undergo the trials on October 22.
The Project 12700 Yakov Balyayev minesweeper is the fifth ship in the series and the fourth serial ship of the project. It is designed for countering all types of modern sea mines and has a unique hull made of monolith fiberglass. It is equipped with modern hydroacoustic stations and an automatic mine countermeasures control system.
It has a displacement of 890 tonnes, is 62 meters long and has a full cruising speed of 16 knots. Its crew is comprised of 44 people.
The ship was named after Hero of the Soviet Union and Pacific Fleet marine infantry soldier Yakov Balyayev.