The T58 class were a group of
minesweeper
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping.
History
The earliest known usage of ...
s built for the
Soviet Navy in the 1950s. The Soviet designation was Project 264.
Design
The specification for these ships was issued in 1949 and the
lead ship
The lead ship, name ship, or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable to naval ships and large civilian vessels.
Large ships are very complex and may ...
was completed in 1957. These ships were larger than the previous T43 class and had increased sweep capacity and were fitted with more advanced mechanical, acoustic and magnetic sweeps. Heavier self-defence weapons were also fitted. The ships had steel hulls and were powered by three
diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-cal ...
s (which were located on two levels to minimise length). No special provision was made to minimise acoustic or pressure signature. The ships were also fitted to operate in an NBC environment.
Variants
* Project 254 A – built from 1958 - Improved silencing and
degaussing
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gear, new sonar and radar, 30 mm guns instead of 25 mm and RBU-2500 anti-submarine mortars
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Radar Picket
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version - 3 units converted early 1970s. Fitted with
P-10 air search radar installation aft replacing one twin 57 mm gun turret
* Patrol ship - 19 units transferred to the Border Guard, served until the early 1990s
* Valdai-class submarine rescue ship - 7 units fitted with diving support equipment
Ships
45 ships were built between 1957 and 1962. All were scrapped by the early 1990s.
See also
*
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
The list of ships of Russia by project number includes all Russian ships by assigned project numbers. Ship descriptions are Russian assigned classifications when known. (The Russian term "проект" can be translated either as the cognate "pr ...
References
Also published as
Page in Russian Language*
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Mine warfare vessel classes
Minesweepers of the Soviet Navy