Naval Systems

Project 1258 Yevgenya-class minesweeper

Project 1258 Yevgenya-class minesweeper is a Soviet inshore mine countermeasure class built by Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in glass-reinforced-plastic hulls, with 92 completed for Soviet and export navies between 1967 and 1980.

Profile

Origin
Soviet Union
Built by
Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard
Type
Inshore minesweeper class
Service note
Cold War / post-Soviet service
Produced
1967-1980
Number built
92 completed
Variants
Project 1258E export variant

Also Known As

  • Yevgenya class
  • Yevgenya-class minesweeper
  • Project 1258
  • Project 1258 Korund
  • Korund class minesweeper
  • RT-300 class minesweeper

Specifications

Displacement
88.3 t standard / 96.7 t full load (RT-46 export example)
Length
26.13 m
Beam
5.9 m
Draft
1.38 m
Speed
12 knots
Range
350 nmi at 10 knots (RT-46 export example)
Crew
10
Propulsion
2x300 hp 3D12 diesels, 1x80 hp K-757 diesel, 2 shafts
Armament
1x2 25 mm 2M-3M gun, 1x7 MRG-1 grenade launcher, mine-sweeping gear, MG-7 sonar

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service
Built for Soviet Navy and export customers from 1967 to 1980; Ukraine kept Henichesk as the class's best-known post-Soviet operator until its June 2022 loss.
Used by
Soviet Navy, Ukrainian Navy

Conflict Usage

Ukraine's Project 1258 Yevgenya-class minesweeper Henichesk was lost or sunk during a combat mission near the Kinburn Spit in June 2022; Ukraine also lost Project 1258 mine-countermeasure capability during the 2014 Crimea seizure.

Timeline

Project 1258 Yevgenya-class minesweeper Key Events

  1. RT-46 commissioned

    KCHF says the Project 1258E export minesweeper RT-46 was commissioned on 30 December 1985 at Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard.

    Sources: KCHF: Project 1258 RT-46 background and specs

  2. Henichesk resists seizure in Crimea

    UNITED24 Media reports that Henichesk's commander refused an ultimatum to hand over the vessel during Russia's seizure of Crimea and kept the ship under Ukrainian control in open waters.

    Sources: UNITED24 Media: Henichesk refused to surrender in Crimea

Project 1258 Yevgenya-class minesweeper Images

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