The Sonya class, Soviet designation Project 1265 Yakhont, are a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and Soviet allies between 1971 and 1991.
Design
The Sonya-class ships are wooden hulled coastal minehunters, built as successors to the with new sweeps and more effective sonar. A central safe explosion proof area is fitted and all key systems can be remote controlled from there.
Operators
A total of 72 ships were built by Uliis yard in the Vladivostok and Avangard yards in Petrozavodsk between 1971 and 1991. One ship, BT-730, was lost in an accident in 1985. Another unit collided with a Swedish surveillance ship east of Gotland in the Baltic Sea in November 1985.
c. 15 ships in the navy; 1 transferred to the Coast Guard (as of 2026) Baltic Fleet – 4 Northern Fleet – 6 Pacific Fleet – 5 Caspian Flotilla – 2 + 1 (Astrakhanets) transferred to the Coast Guard as a border patrol boat
2 ships in former service. U330 Melitopol (Decommissioned 2012) U331 Mariupol (Decommissioned 2013)
2 ships in service.
4 ships transferred.
4 ships transferred.
1 ship transferred.
4 ships transferred in 1975 .
See also List of ships of the Soviet Navy List of ships of Russia by project number
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