Built 1971–1991 Completed 72 | In commission 1971 – present day | |
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Name Sonya class (Project 1260) Operators Soviet Navy Azerbaijani Navy Bulgarian Navy Cuban Navy Russian Navy Syrian Arab Navy Ukrainian Navy Vietnam People's Navy Preceded by | ||
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.
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Design
A wooden hulled coastal minehunter, built as a successor 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.
Ships
A total of 72 ships were built by Uliis yard in the Vladivostok and Avangard yards in Petrozavodsk between 1971 and 1991. One ship, the BT-730, was lost in an accident in 1985. Another unit collided with a Swedish surveillance ship (HMS Orion) east of Gotland in the Baltic in November 1985.
Russian Navy
26 ships active with 14 in reserve
Ukrainian Navy
2 ships in service
Azerbaijan Navy
2 ships in service
Bulgarian Navy
4 ships transferred
Cuban Navy
4 ships transferred
Syrian Navy
1 ship transferred
Vietnamese Navy
4 ships transferred