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Natya-class minesweeperlarger figure on 0 of 4
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Length
Single source61 m (200 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Natya-class minesweeper | Saryu-class patrol vessel |
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| Complement | — | 16 officers and 102 sailors[source] |
| Power | 2 × M-503 diesel engines 5,000 hp (3,700 kW)[source] | 2 × Pielstick PA 6B STC diesel engines, 21,725 PS (15,979 kW)[source] |
| Name | Project 266M Akvamarin[source] | Saryu class[source] |
| Builders | KB Baltic Zavod[source] | Goa Shipyard Limited[source] |
Saryu-class patrol vessellarger figure on 4 of 4
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105 m (344 ft)[source]
6 officers
Single source68 (6 officers)[source]
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| Operators | Soviet Navy Russian Navy Ukrainian Navy Indian Navy Libyan Navy Syrian Navy Yemeni Navy[source] | Indian Navy Sri Lanka Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Yurka class[source] | Sukanya class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Gorya class[source] | Shachi class (2017) (cancelled) Shachi class (2026)[source] |
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| Subclasses | Pondicherry class[source] | — |
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| Built | 1970s–2001[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1970–present[source] | 2013 – present[source] |
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| Completed | 45[source] |
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| Type | minesweeper[source] | Offshore patrol vessel[source] |
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| Endurance | 7 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Sonar: MG-69/79 High frequency, hull mounted, active mine detection Radar: Don 2 I-band air/surface 2 × Square Head - High Pole B IFF MR-104 Rys' (NATO designation: "Drum Tilt") H/I-band fire control[source] | Sperry Bridgemaster I-band navigation radar EON-51 electro-optical FCS[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Minesweeping: AT-2 acoustic sweep GKT-2 contact sweep TEM-3 magnetic sweep[source] | Sanket Mk III Electronic Support System Communication Intelligence System ELK 7036 4 × Kavach chaff launchers[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × AK-230 dual 30 mm autocannons 2 × 2М-3М dual 25 mm autocannons 2 × 5 RBU 1200 7 AMD-1000 naval mines or 32 depth charges underwater mine searcher MKT-210 Sweeps BKT, AT-3, TEM-4[source] | 1 × 76 mm/62 Oto Melara gun 2 × 30 mm/65 AK-630 CIWS[source] |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] | India[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × HAL Dhruv[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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