Gorya-class minesweeper
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Minesweeper Zheleznyakov in 1989
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| Name: | Gorya class (Project 1266) |
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| Preceded by: | Natya class minesweeper |
| Succeeded by: | Alexandrit-class minesweeper |
| In commission: | 1989-present day |
| Building: | 1? |
| Planned: | 20 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Cancelled: | 1? |
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| Class & type: | Gorya class |
| Type: | minehunter |
| Displacement: | 900 tons, 1100 tons full load |
| Length: | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Beam: | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Draught: | 4 m (13 ft) |
| 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 |
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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.
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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 |
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| ADMIRAL ZHELEZNYAKOV (901) | 1988 | In service with the Black Sea Fleet (2008) |
| ADMIRAL GUMANENKO (762) | 1994 | In service with the Northern Fleet (2008) |
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