Yevgenya-class minesweeper
# Yevgenya-class minesweeper

The Yevgenya class, Soviet designation Project 1258 Korund, are a series of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1967 and 1980.

## Design

The Yevgenya class were small minesweepers built for inshore work. The hulls were constructed of glass-reinforced plastic. As built they had a standard displacement of 89.9 tonnes (88.5 long tons), 91 tonnes (90 long tons) normally , 93.0 tonnes (91.5 long tons) at full load and maximum 96 tonnes (94 long tons). The Yevegenya class measured 26.13 metres (85 ft 9 in) long overall, 23 metres (75 ft 6 in) between perpendiculars and 24.16 metres (79 ft 3 in) at the waterline with an extreme beam of 5.9 metres (19 ft 4 in) and 5.4 metres (17 ft 9 in) at the waterline. The vessel had a normal draught of 1.35 metres (4 ft 5 in) and 1.38 metres (4 ft 6 in) fully load.

As built, the minesweepers were powered by two diesel engines turning two propeller shafts creating 630 kilowatts (850 bhp). This gave the ships a maximum speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) and a range of 300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). They carried 91 tonnes (90 long tons) of diesel fuel.

The vessels had twin-mounted 14.5 mm (0.57 in) machine guns. They were equipped with MT-34, AT-2, SEMT-3, Neva and GKT-3 sweeps. The minesweepers mounted MG-7 sonar. They had a complement of 10.

## Ships

The following navies have operated Yevgenya-class minesweepers:

* Angolan Navy - 2
* Russian Navy - about 45 in service in 1995
* Azerbaijan Navy - 5 ships
* Bulgarian Navy - 4 ships in service
* Cuban Navy - 11 ships transferred
* Indian Navy - 6 ships transferred (all decommissioned since 2006)
* Iraqi Navy - 3 ships (transferred in 1975)
* Mozambique - 2 ships transferred
* Nicaraguan Navy - 4 ships (ex Cuban)
* Syrian Navy - 5 ships transferred
* Vietnam Navy 2 ships
* Yemen Navy - 2 ships transferred
