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Project 257DM "Vanya-class" minesweeper | |
Class overview | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 Sonar: MG-69 Lan mine-search, MG-25 |
Armament |
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