Alesha-class minelayer explained

The Alesha-class minelayers, known in the USSR as Project 317, was a designation for a class of three ships used by the Soviet Navy in the 1960s.[1]

Ships

The ships were named Pripyat, Sukhona and Vychegda, but were assigned the reporting name Alesha by NATO.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jane's All The World's Fighting Ships . Jane's Publishing . Moore, John . 1984 . 539 . 0710607741.
  2. Web site: Russian-Ships.Info . September 1, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120522015720/http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_317.htm . May 22, 2012 .

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