Yevgenya-class minesweeper
The Yevgenya-class, Soviet designation Project 1258 Korund, are a series of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1967-80.
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, normally, at full load and maximum. The Yevegenya-class measures long overall, between perpendiculars and at the waterline with an extreme beam of and at the waterline. The vessels have a normal draught of and fully loaded.As built, the minesweepers are powered by two diesel engines, turning two propeller shafts that create. This gives the ships a maximum speed of and a range of at. They carry of diesel fuel.
The vessels have twin-mounted machine guns. They are equipped with MT-34, AT-2, SEMT-3, Neva and GKT-3 sweeps. The minesweepers also mount MG-7 sonar, and they have a complement of 10.
Ships
The following navies have operated Yevgenya-class minesweepers:- Angolan Navy - 2
- Russian Navy - at least one remained active in the Caspian Flotilla as of 2024; a few others may also remain in service as of 2025
- Azerbaijan Navy - 5 ships
- Bulgarian Navy - 4 ships in service
- Cuban Navy - 11 ships transferred
- Indian Navy - 6 ships transferred. Also known as Mahé-class minesweeper.
- Iraqi Navy - 3 ships
- Mozambique - 2 ships transferred
- Nicaraguan Navy - 4 ships
- Syrian Navy - 5 ships transferred
- Vietnam Navy 2 ships
- Yemen Navy - 2 ships transferred