Project 266M Akvamarin-M class
NATO: Natya class
Overview
Project 266M Akvamarin-M class
Russian navy Project 266M Akvamarin-M (NATO: Natya) class ocean going minesweeper seen in 2017.
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Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Minesweeper
Entered service
1970
Status
In service
Development
Mid 1960’s
Developer
Soviet Union
Production
1969 - 1991, plus 1 completed in 2002
Producer
Soviet Union
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Sredne-Nevsky, Pontonny
52 vessels
Soviet Union - Khabarovsk shipyard
5 vessels
52 vessels
Soviet Union - Khabarovsk shipyard
5 vessels
Number produced
31 Project 266M
26 Project 266ME
26 Project 266ME
Designations
Natya (NATO reporting name)
Pondicherry class (Indian service)
Ras El Gelais / Al Isar (Libyan service)
Pondicherry class (Indian service)
Ras El Gelais / Al Isar (Libyan service)
Notable users
Soviet Union
India
Libya
India
Libya
Details
Facts
Project 266ME Akvamarin-ME class
Project 266M Akvamarin-M class
General
Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Ocean going minesweeper
Complement
68, including 6 officers
Dimensions
Displacement
750 t standard
805 t full load
Length
61.3 m
Beam
10.2 m
Draft
3 m
Propulsion
Arrangement
Two diesel engines, one per shaft
Machinery
2x M-503B-3 diesel engines
Power output
2.500 hp per engine
Propulsion
2 shafts, fixed pitch propellers
Mobility
Speed
16 knots
Range
3.000 nm at 12 knots
Autonomy
10 days
Sensors
Air and surface search radar
1x MR-212 Vaygach
Fire control radar
1x MR-104 Rys (for AK-230M)
Navigation radar
2x Don-D
Sonar
MG-69 Lan mine-search sonar
MG-79 Mezen mine-search sonar
Systems
ESM system
Rumb radio direction finder
Guns
CIWS
2x2 30mm AK-230M
Self-defense
2x2 25mm 2M-3M
Self-defense
2x6 30mm AK-306 in last five Pr.266ME instead of all AK-230M and 2M-3M
Underwater warfare
ASW rocket launcher
2x5 RBU-1200M with 68 rockets
Minelaying
8 UDE mines
Mine warfare
Sweeps
GKT contact sweep
TEM-3 magnetic sweep
AT-2 acoustic sweep
Subcomponents
30mm AK-230M
2x2 30mm AK-230M close-in weapon system. One on the bow, one overlooking the stern.
30mm AK-306
2x6 30mm AK-306 on the last five export Project 266ME. This replaces both AK-230M and both 2M-3M.
RBU-1200 Uragan
2x 5-tube RBU-1200M rocket propelled deptch charge launchers.
9K32 Strela-2
Some vessels carry the 9K32 Strela-2 or newer infrared guided surface to air missile for point defense. Either using a gripstock for firing from the shoulder or a pedestal quadruple mount.
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