The Yevgenya class, Soviet designation Project 1258 Korund, are a series of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1967 and 1980.
Design
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 vessel has a normal draught of 1.35 metres (4 ft 5 in) and 1.38 metres (4 ft 6 in) fully load.[2]
As built, the minesweepers are powered by two diesel engines turning two propeller shafts creating 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 mount MG-7 sonar. They have a complement of 10.[2]
Ships
The following navies have operated Yevgenya-class minesweepers:[2][3]
- 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
- Nicaraguan Navy - 4 ships (ex Cuban)
- Syrian Navy - 5 ships transferred
- Vietnam Navy 2 ships
- Yemen Navy - 2 ships transferred
See also
Notes
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Володимир Зеленський вручив високі державні нагороди людям, завдяки яким Україна зберігає свою незалежність". 24 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
Sources
- 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.