Vanya-class minesweeper

The Vanya class were a series of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy between 1960 and 1973. The Soviet designation was Project 257.

Class overview
Name: Vanya class (Project 257)
Operators:
Preceded by: Sasha class
Succeeded by: Zhenya class
Built: 1960–1973
In commission: 1960–1990s
Completed: 47
Lost: 1
General characteristics
Type: Minesweeper
Displacement:
  • 200 tons standard
  • 260 tons full load
Length: 40.2 m (131 ft 11 in)
Beam: 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in)
Draught: 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range: 2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement: 30
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Radar: Don 2
Armament:

Design

The ships were designed as coastal mine hunters. The hulls were built out of wood for significantly reduced magnetic signature. Measures were also taken to reduce electrical and acoustic signature. The propellers were fitted without bubble shields. A more advanced version the Project 257DM was introduced in the mid-1960s. The Project 699 was a version with more powerful diesel engines for towing heavier sweeps.

Ships

A total of 47 units were built by shipyards in Kolpino and Vladivostok (3 Project 699).

Exports

All ships were retired by the mid-1990s

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See also

References
  • Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
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