Yevgenya class minesweeper
Encyclopedia
The Yevgenia class are a group of minesweepers
built for the Soviet Navy
and export customers between 1967 and 1980. The Soviet designation was Project 1258 Korund.
Minesweeper (ship)
A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
built for the Soviet Navy
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
and export customers between 1967 and 1980. The Soviet designation was Project 1258 Korund.
Design
These were small minehunters built for inshore work. The hulls were constructed of glass-reinforced plasticGlass-reinforced plastic
Fiberglass , is a fiber reinforced polymer made of a plastic matrix reinforced by fine fibers of glass. It is also known as GFK ....
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