Sonya-class minesweeper
The Sonya class, Soviet designation Project 1265 Yakhont, are a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and Soviet allies between 1971 and 1991.
Design
The Sonya-class ships are wooden hulled coastal minehunters, built as successors to the 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
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 east of Gotland in the Baltic Sea in November 1985.- c. 17 ships in the navy; 1 transferred to the Russian [Coast Guard|Coast Guard]
- * Baltic Fleet – 4
- * Northern Fleet – 6
- * Pacific Fleet – 7
- * Caspian Flotilla – 2 + 1 transferred to the Coast Guard as a border patrol boat
- 2 ships in former service.
- * U330 Melitopol
- * U331 Mariupol
- 2 ships in service.
- 4 ships transferred.
- 4 ships transferred.
- 1 ship transferred.
- 4 ships transferred.