Sonya-class minesweeper
The Sonya class are a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and Soviet allies between 1971 and 1991. The Soviet designation is Project 1265 Yakhont.
 Russian Navy minesweeper German Ugryumov in 2015. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sonya class (Project 1265) |
| Operators: | |
| Preceded by: | Zhenya class |
| Succeeded by: | Alexandrit class |
| Built: | 1971–1991 |
| In commission: | 1971–present |
| Completed: | 72 |
| Retired: | ? |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | coastal minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 400 tons standard, 450 tons full load |
| Length: | 48.8 m (160 ft) |
| Beam: | 8.8 m (29 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.1 m (6.9 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft diesel engines 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,000 nautical miles (5,556.0 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 10 days |
| Complement: | 43 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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Design
The Sonya-class ships are wooden hulled coastal minehunters, built as successors to the Vanya class with new sweeps and more effective sonar. A central safe explosion proof area is fitted and all key systems can be remote controlled from there.
Operators
HQ-862, a Sonya-class minesweeper of Vietnam People's Navy
A total of 72 ships were built by Uliis yard in the Vladivostok and Avangard yards in Petrozavodsk between 1971 and 1991. One ship, BT-730, was lost in an accident in 1985. Another unit collided with a Swedish surveillance ship HSwMS Orion east of Gotland in the Baltic Sea in November 1985.[1]
- 26 ships active with 14 in reserve (2011).[2]
- Baltic Fleet – 5 ships
- Black Sea Fleet – 2 ships
- Northern Fleet – 8 ships
- Pacific Fleet – 8 ships
- Caspian Flotilla – 3 ships
- 2 ships in service.
- U330 Melitopol
- U331 Mariupol
- 2 ships in service.
- 4 ships transferred.
- 4 ships transferred.
- 1 ship transferred.
- 4 ships transferred.
References
- "Военно-Морская Коллекция -> Корабли". Navycollection.narod.ru. 1985-11-27. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- "1265 Yakhont/Sonya class | Russian Military Analysis". Warfare.ru. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-605-1. OCLC 34284130. Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261.
- All Sonya Class Minesweepers - Complete Ship List
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