The Vanya class were a series of
minesweepers built for the
Soviet Navy between 1960 and 1973. The Soviet designation was Project 257.
Design
The ships were designed as coastal
mine hunter
A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destroys individual naval mines. Minesweepers, on the other hand, clear mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines. A vessel that combines both of these roles is known as a ...
s. The hulls were built out of wood for significantly reduced magnetic signature. Measures were also taken to reduce electrical and acoustic signature. The propellers were fitted without bubble shields. A more advanced version the Project 257DM was introduced in the mid-1960s. The Project 699 was a version with more powerful
diesel engines for towing heavier sweeps.
Ships
A total of 47 units were built by shipyards in Kolpino and Vladivostok (3 Project 699).
Exports
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Bulgaria - 7 ships (1969–1980)
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Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
- 2 ships (1972)
All ships were retired by the mid-1990s
See also
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List of ships of the Soviet Navy
This is a list of ships and classes of the Soviet Navy.
Corvettes
In the Soviet Navy these were classified as small anti-submarine ships (MPK) or small missile ships (MRK).
* (projects 122A, 122bis)
* (project 204)
* (project 1124 ''Al'bat ...
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List of ships of Russia by project number
References
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External links
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Russian Vanya Class Minesweepers - Complete Ship List
{{Soviet and Russian ships after 1945
Mine warfare vessel classes
Minesweepers of the Soviet Navy
Minesweepers of the Bulgarian Navy
Minesweepers of the Syrian Navy