Sasha-class minesweeper
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sasha class (Project 265) |
| Operators |  Soviet Navy |
| Succeeded by | Vanya class |
| Built | 1954–1960 |
| In commission | 1954–1992? |
| Completed | 37 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 36 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Displacement | 245 tons standard, 269 tons full load |
| Length | 45.1 m (148 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft diesel engines 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range | 2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 25 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament |
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The Sasha class is the NATO reporting name for a class of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy between 1954 and 1956. The Soviet designation was Project 265.
Design
[edit]The specification for the design was issued in 1946. The ships were steel-hulled coastal minesweepers and were to replace wartime T301-class coastal sweepers. Following trials the bow shape was changed to improve sea-keeping and more advanced electronics and sweeps were introduced throughout the service lives of these ships.
Ships
[edit]At total of 37 ships were built at Rybinsk. The last two ships were retired in 1992.
See also
[edit]Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0851776051. 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 1557501327. OCLC 34267261.
- All Sasha Class Minesweepers - Complete Ship List