Gorya-class minesweeper
 Minesweeper Zheleznyakov in 1989 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Gorya class (Project 1266) |
| Operators: |
 Soviet Navy  Russian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Natya class minesweeper |
| In commission: | 1989-present day |
| Building: | 1? |
| Planned: | 20 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Cancelled: | 1? |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Gorya class |
| Type: | minehunter |
| Displacement: | 900 tons, 1100 tons full load |
| Length: | 70 meters |
| Beam: | 12 meters |
| Draught: | 4 meters |
| Propulsion: | 2 Diesel engines 5000 hp |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Range: | 1,500 nautical miles (2,778.0 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 7 days |
| Crew: | 70 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Sonar: High frequency, hull mounted, active mine detection Radar: • Palm Frond •Bass tilt |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
Minesweeping: • AT-2 acoustic sweep • GKT-2 contact sweep • TEM-3 magnetic sweep |
| Armament: |
1 x 76mm gun 1 30mm 2 SA-N-14 SAM missiles torpedo tubes |
The Gorya class are a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1980s. Three ships were started of which two were completed and are in service with the Russian Navy. The Soviet Designation was Project 1266.
Design
The ships are designed for deep ocean sweeping of captor mines with sophisticated mine detection equipment. Sweeping gear includes two submersibles as well as conventional sweeps.
Ships
A total of twenty ships were planned but the programme was stopped by the collapse of the Soviet Union. Two ships were completed
| Ship | Completed | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ADMIRAL ZHELEZNYAKOV (901) | 1988 | In service with the Black Sea Fleet (2008) |
| ADMIRAL GUMANENKO (762) | 1994 | In service with the Northern Fleet (2008) |
References
Gardiner, Robert (ed.). Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-605-1. OCLC 34284130. Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław. Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261.
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