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MINE WARFARE SHIPS

RChT-450 river minesweepers (project 1259) (1973 - 1976)

RChT-139 river minesweepers (project 12592) (1990 - 1991)

RChT-450 1980

Names

pr. 1259:

азв-450 [RChT-450], 1992- ав-450 [RT-450]

азв-710 [RChT-710], 1992- ав-710 [RT-710]

азв-722 [RChT-722], 1992- ав-722 [RT-722]

азв-724 [RChT-724], 1992- ав-724 [RT-724]

азв-392-394 [RChT-392-394], 1992- ав-392-394 [RT-392-394]

pr. 12592:

азв-139 [RChT-139], 1992- ав-139 [RT-139]

азв-141, 1992- ав-141 [RT-141]

азв-254, 1992- ав-254 [RT-254]

азв-278, 1992- ав-278 [RT-278]

Builders

Sredne-Nevskiy SYd, Pontonnyy: RChT-450, 710, 722, 724, 392-394

Stranzha, Michurin, Bulgaria: RChT-139, 141, 254, 278

Completed

1973: RChT-450

1974: RChT-710, 722

1975: RChT-724, 392

1976: RChT-393, 394

1990: RChT-139, 141

1991: RChT-254, 278

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1992: RT-392

1993: RT-450, 724

1994: RT-710, 722

1996: RT-394

1997: RT-393

2014: RT-139, 141, 254

in service (2019): RT-278

 

 

Displacement standard, t

pr. 1259: 60

pr. 12592: 59

Displacement full, t

pr. 1259: 62

pr. 12592: 61

Length, m

pr. 1259: 24.4

pr. 12592: 25.8

Breadth, m

pr. 1259: 4.40

pr. 12592: 4.54

Draught, m

pr. 1259: 0.88

pr. 12592: 0.89

No of shafts

pr. 1259: 2 water-jets

pr. 12592: 2

Machinery

2 3D6SN-235 diesels

Power, h. p.

470

Max speed, kts

12

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

pr. 1259: 300(9)

pr. 12592: 400(8)

Armament

pr. 1259: 1 x 2 - 25/82 2M-3M, RKT-1 mechanical or SEMT-1 magnetic or KShAT acoustic minesweeping gear

pr. 12592: 1 x 2 - 12.7/79, RKT-2 mechanical or SEMT-1 magnetic or AT-6 acoustic minesweeping gear

Electronic equipment

pr. 1259: Kivach radar

pr. 12592: Kivach-2 radar

Complement

pr. 1259: 10

pr. 12592: 9

Project history: Riverine minesweepers, reclassified in 1992 as inshore minesweepers.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

RT-141 2008

Љ Ivan Gogin, 2016-19