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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Natya-class minesweeperlarger figure on 3 of 4
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source61 m (200 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Natya-class minesweeper | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
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| Name | Project 266M Akvamarin[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | KB Baltic Zavod[source] | — |
| Operators | Soviet Navy Russian Navy Ukrainian Navy Indian Navy Libyan Navy Syrian Navy Yemeni Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Yurka class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Gorya class |
22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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] | — |
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| Completed | 45[source] |
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| Type | minesweeper[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] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Minesweeping: AT-2 acoustic sweep GKT-2 contact sweep TEM-3 magnetic sweep[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 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
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| Active | — |
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| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 16 (1 officer)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | T Craft International[source]T Craft class · three source ships explicitly built by T CraftInternational T Craft International[source]T Craft class South African vessels P1552/P1553/P1554 built by T Craft International; no sibling equipment or later successor company inference |
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