Project 697TB

Service And Conflict Use

1. Oct 26, 1976

   RT-59 commissioned

   KCHF says RT-59 was commissioned on 26 October 1976 after being laid down at the Shipyard named after Kirov in Astrakhan and assigned to the Caspian Flotilla.

   Sources: RT-59 - KCHF.ru

2. Jul 1, 2023

   Transferred to the Black Sea Fleet

   KCHF reports that RT-59 was transferred from the Caspian Flotilla to the Black Sea Fleet in July 2023.

   Sources: RT-59 - KCHF.ru

3. Mar 22, 2024

   Listed for Dnieper Flotilla planning

   Defense Express reported that Russian Dnieper River Flotilla planning discussions listed 697TB minesweepers among potential assets drawn from the Caspian Flotilla.

   Sources: Dnieper River Flotilla ship plans - Defense Express

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Naval SystemsProject 1258 Yevgenya-class minesweeperInshore minesweeper classProject 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.

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Naval SystemsFrankenthal class minehunterMinehunter classThe Frankenthal class is a German Navy minehunter class built by Lürssen, Abeking & Rasmussen, and Krögerwerft for precise mine countermeasures in shallow waters. Bundeswehr data describe a non-magnetic steel hull, Seefuchs underwater drones, mine-laying rails, and a 27 mm MLG fit on the 54.4-meter MJ332 boats.

Naval SystemsProject 10750 Sapfir / Lida-class inshore minesweeperInshore minesweeper classProject 10750 Sapfir, known to NATO as the Lida class, is a Soviet and Russian inshore minesweeper class built for mine clearance in ports, harbor approaches, and river channels. The design uses a fiberglass hull, mine-search sonar, and a light gun-and-MANPADS fit, while RT-233 saw Russian fleet transfers linked to the Russia-Ukraine War.

Naval SystemsProject 1265 Yakhont / Sonya-class minesweeperCoastal minesweeper / minehunterThe Project 1265 Yakhont, better known as the Sonya-class minesweeper, is a Soviet wooden-hulled coastal minehunter family built for mine-countermeasure work in shallow waters. Constructed at Uliis and Avangard shipyards from 1971 to 1991, the class combines twin diesel propulsion, gun armament, and mine-sweeping gear and remained in service with multiple post-Soviet navies.

Naval SystemsProject 12660 Gorya-class seagoing minesweeperSeagoing minesweeper classProject 12660 Gorya-class is a Soviet seagoing minesweeper class built at Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard for deep-ocean captor-mine sweeping. The class pairs mine-search sonar and sweep gear with a 76 mm gun, AK-630M CIWS, Strela-3 launchers, and only two completed hulls.

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