Sonya-class minesweeper explained

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.^[1]

• 19 ships (2023).^{[2] [3]}
  • Baltic Fleet – 4 ships
  • Northern Fleet – 5 ships
  • Pacific Fleet – 7 ships
  • Caspian Flotilla – 3 ships

• 2 ships in service.
  • U330 Melitopol
  • U331 Mariupol

• 2 ships in service.

• 4 ships transferred.

• 4 ships transferred.

• 1 ship transferred.

• 4 ships transferred.

See also

• List of ships of the Soviet Navy
• List of ships of Russia by project number

References

• Book: Gardiner. Robert. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. 1995. Conway Maritime. London. 0-85177-605-1. 34284130. Also published as Book: Gardiner, Robert. Chumbley, Stephen . Budzbon, Przemysław. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. 1995. Naval Institute Press. Annapolis, MD. 1-55750-132-7. 34267261.
• Web site: All Sonya Class Minesweepers - Complete Ship List . Russianships.info.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Катастрофа базового тральщика БТ-730 в бухте Цыпнаволок 27.11.1985г . Accident of the base minesweeper BT-730 in Tsypnavolok Bay on 27 November 1985 . Navycollection.narod.ru . ru . 2011-12-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219013011/http://www.navycollection.narod.ru/ships/Russia/Mine_ships/BTSH_Proect_1265/history1.html . 2012-02-19.
2. Web site: 1265 Yakhont/Sonya class | Russian Military Analysis . Warfare.ru . 2011-12-28.
3. Web site: Coastal minesweeper - Project 1265 . Russianships.info.