Sonya-class minesweeper

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 Vanya-class minesweeper 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 HSWMS Orion (A201) east of Gotland in the Baltic Sea in November 1985.


 * 19 ships (2023).
 * 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.