Gorya-class minesweeper
 Minesweeper Zheleznyakov in 1989
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gorya class (Project 1260) |
| Operators | list error: <br /> list (help) Soviet Navy  Russian Navy |
| Preceded by | Natya class minesweeper |
| In commission | 1989-present day |
| Planned | 20 |
| Building | 1? |
| Completed | 2 |
| Cancelled | 1? |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) Sonar: High frequency, hull mounted, active mine detection Radar: • Palm Frond •Bass tilt |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | list error: <br /> list (help) Minesweeping: • AT-2 acoustic sweep • GKT-2 contact sweep • TEM-3 magnetic sweep |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 1980's. Three ships were started of which two were completed and are in service with the Russian Navy
Design
The ships are designed for deap ocean sweeping of captor mines with sophisticated mine detetion 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 0851776051. OCLC 34284130. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |origmonth=, |accessmonth=, |origdate=, and |coauthors= (help) Also published as Gardiner, Robert. Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557501327. OCLC 34267261. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |origmonth= and |origdate= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)