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Yevgenya class minesweeper

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Built
  
1967–1980

Completed
  
45

In commission
  
1967–present day

Retired
  
?

Yevgenya-class minesweeper

Name
  
Yevgenya class (Project 1258)

Operators
  
Soviet Navy  Azerbaijani Navy  Cuban Navy  Russian Navy  Syrian Arab Navy  Ukrainian Navy  Vietnam People's Navy

The Yevgenia class are a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1967 and 1980. The Soviet designation was Project 1258 Korund.

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Design

These were small minehunters built for inshore work. The hulls were constructed of glass-reinforced plastic.

Ships

  • 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 - 7 ships transferred
  • Iraqi Navy - 3 ships (transferred in 1975)
  • Mozambique - 2 ships transferred
  • Nicaraguan Navy - 4 ships (ex Cuban)
  • Syrian Navy - 5 ships transferred
  • Ukrainian Navy - 1 ship in service ( U136 Henichesk )
  • Vietnam Navy 2 ships
  • Yemen Navy - 2 ships transferred

    • References

    Yevgenya-class minesweeper Wikipedia
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