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Sasha-class minesweeper 
Summary
The Sasha class is the NATO reporting name for a class of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy between 1954 and 1956. The Soviet designation was Project 265.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sasha class (Project 265) |
| Operators |  Soviet Navy |
| Succeeded by | Vanya class |
| Built | 1954–1960 |
| In commission | 1954–1992? |
| Completed | 37 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 36 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Displacement | 245 tons standard, 269 tons full load |
| Length | 45.1 m (148 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft diesel engines 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range | 2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 25 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
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Design edit
The specification for the design was issued in 1946. The ships were steel-hulled coastal minesweepers and were to replace wartime T301-class coastal sweepers. Following trials the bow shape was changed to improve sea-keeping and more advanced electronics and sweeps were introduced throughout the service lives of these ships.
Ships edit
At total of 37 ships were built at Rybinsk. The last two ships were retired in 1992.
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References edit
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0851776051. OCLC 34284130. - also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557501327. OCLC 34267261.
- All Sasha Class Minesweepers - Complete Ship List