Mahé-class minesweeper

Class overview
Operators: Indian Navy
In commission: 1986–2006
Retired: 9 (M-83 to 91)
General characteristics
Class & type: Mahé Class, Yevgenya Class
Displacement: 100 tons full load
Length: 26  m
Beam: 5.5 m
Draught: 1.5 m
Propulsion: Two diesel engines with 600 hp sustained and 2 shafts[1]
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h)
Range: 300 nautical miles (555.6 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement: 10
Crew: 25
Sensors and
processing systems:
MG-7 sonar
Armament: 2 x 25mm/80 twin guns
Notes:
  • Primarily used for: Inshore mine sweeping,
  • Harbor defense,
  • Coastal patrolling.

The Mahé class minesweeper is a class of mid-1960s small Russian naval warships designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.

The Mahé class was designed with glass-reinforced plastic hulls built at Kolpino, USSR. All of the vessels were based at Kochi and undertook various operational commitments such as mine counter-measure exercises, harbour defence, visits to various minor ports, and search and rescue missions.

Units

Ship Name Hull No. Homeport Commission Decommission Builder
INS Mahé M 83 Kochi 16 May 1983 15 May 2006
INS Malvan M 84 Kochi 16 May 1983 05 Jan 2003
INS Mangrol M 85 Kochi 16 May 1983 07 Apr 2004
INS Malpe M 86 Kochi 10 May 1984 04 Dec 2006
INS Mulki M 87 Kochi 10 May 1984 n/a
INS Magdala M 88 Kochi 10 May 1984 February 2002

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References

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