Yevgenya-class minesweeper
 Russian Navy minesweeper RT-71 in 2012
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yevgenya class (Project 1258) |
| Operators | |
| Built | 1967–1980 |
| In commission | 1967–present |
| Completed | 92[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Inshore minesweeper |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 26.13 m (85 ft 9 in) (oa) |
| Beam | 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range | 300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 10 |
| Sensors and processing systems | MG-7 sonar |
| Armament | 2 × 14.5 mm (0.57 in) machine guns |
The Yevgenya-class, Soviet designation Project 1258 Korund, are a series of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1967-80.
Design
[edit]The Yevgenya-class are small minesweepers built for inshore work. The hulls are constructed of glass-reinforced plastic. As built, they have a standard displacement of 89.9 tonnes (88.5 long tons), 91 tonnes (90 long tons) normally, 93.0 tonnes (91.5 long tons) at full load and maximum 96 tonnes (94 long tons). The Yevegenya-class measures 26.13 metres (85 ft 9 in) long overall, 23 metres (75 ft 6 in) between perpendiculars and 24.16 metres (79 ft 3 in) at the waterline with an extreme beam of 5.9 metres (19 ft 4 in) and 5.4 metres (17 ft 9 in) at the waterline. The vessels have a normal draught of 1.35 metres (4 ft 5 in) and 1.38 metres (4 ft 6 in) fully loaded.[2]
As built, the minesweepers are powered by two diesel engines, turning two propeller shafts that create 630 kilowatts (850 bhp). This gives the ships a maximum speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) and a range of 300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). They carry 91 tonnes (90 long tons) of diesel fuel.[2]
The vessels have twin-mounted 14.5 mm (0.57 in) machine guns. They are equipped with MT-34, AT-2, SEMT-3, Neva and GKT-3 sweeps. The minesweepers also mount MG-7 sonar, and they have a complement of 10.[2]
Ships
[edit]The following navies have operated Yevgenya-class minesweepers:[2]
- Angolan Navy - 2
- Russian Navy - about 45 in service in 1995
- Azerbaijan Navy - 5 ships
- Bulgarian Navy - 4 ships in service
- Cuban Navy - 11 ships transferred
- Indian Navy - 6 ships transferred (all decommissioned since 2006)
- Iraqi Navy - 3 ships (transferred in 1975)
- Mozambique - 2 ships transferred (Decommissioned in 1993)[3]
- Nicaraguan Navy - 4 ships (ex-Cuban)
- Syrian Navy - 5 ships transferred
- Vietnam Navy 2 ships
- Yemen Navy - 2 ships transferred
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Yevgenya-class minesweeper total production". Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
- ^ a b c d Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 424.
- ^ "pr. 1258E minesweepers (1986)". navypedia.org. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
Sources
[edit]- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
External links
[edit]- Mine warfare vessel classes
- Minesweepers of the Soviet Navy
- Cold War minesweepers of the Soviet Union
- Minesweepers of the Azerbaijani Navy
- Minesweepers of the Cuban Navy
- Minesweepers of the Russian Navy
- Minesweepers of Russia
- Minesweepers of the Syrian Navy
- Minesweepers of the Ukrainian Navy
- Minesweepers of Ukraine
- Minesweepers of the Vietnam People's Navy