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T43-class minesweeper

{{Short description|Class of minesweepers}}

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|Ship image=ORP Dzik projektu 254M.jpg

|Ship caption=ORP Dzik, a Polish Navy minesweeper

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{{Infobox ship class overview

|Name=T43 class

|Builders=*Multiple Soviet shipyards{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

  • Gdańsk Shipyard{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=443}}
  • Guangzhou Shipyard{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}}
  • Wuchang Shipyard{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}}

|Operators=*{{navy|Soviet Union}}

  • {{navy|Albania}}
  • {{navy|Algeria}}
  • {{navy|Bangladesh}}
  • {{navy|Bulgaria}}
  • {{navy|China}}
  • {{navy|Egypt}}
  • {{navy|Indonesia}}
  • {{navy|Iraq}}
  • {{navy|Poland}}

|Class before= {{sclass|Fugas|minesweeper}}

|Class after= {{sclass2|T58|minesweeper}}

|Subclasses=

|Cost=

|Built range= 1948{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}} - c. 1995{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=58}}

|In service range=

|In commission range=c. 1950 - present

|Total ships planned=

|Total ships building=

|Total ships completed=*200+ (Soviet Union){{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

  • 60+ (China){{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}}
  • 12 (Poland){{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=443}}

|Total ships cancelled=

|Total ships active=

|Total ships laid up=

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|Total ships preserved=

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

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|Ship type = Minesweeper

|Ship displacement = *Early: 580 tons (full load){{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

  • Later: 600 tons (full load){{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

|Ship length = *Early: {{cvt|58|m|ftin}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

  • Later: {{cvt|60|m|ftin}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

|Ship beam = {{cvt|8.4|m|ftin}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

|Ship draught = *Early: {{cvt|2.1|m|ftin}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

  • Later: {{cvt|2.3|m|ftin}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

|Ship power =

|Ship propulsion = *2 x Type 9D diesel engines;{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

  • 2 shafts{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
  • Total output: {{convert|2,200|bhp|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

|Ship sail plan =

|Ship speed = {{convert|15|kn}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

|Ship range = {{cvt|3,000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

|Ship endurance =

|Ship complement = 65{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

|Ship sensors = *Ball End surface search radar{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

  • Neptun navigation radar{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
  • Hull-mounted sonar{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

|Ship EW =

|Ship armament = *2 x twin 37 mm/63 cal. guns{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

  • 2 x twin 25 mm/80 cal. guns (later ships){{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
  • 2 x depth charge projectors{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
  • 16 x naval mines{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

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The T43 (Projet 254) were a class of open-ocean minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy from 1948 to 1957. It was exported to client states; the People's Republic of China and Poland produced additional ships. Some hulls were converted to other uses by various users.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}} Examples remained in service in 2015.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=157}}

Design

The hull is made of steel.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

Early ships were {{convert|58|m}} long with a straight-up bridge structure.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

Later ships were {{convert|60|m}} long with a double-level bridge structure and added 25 mm guns.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

Operators

;{{flag|People's Socialist Republic of Albania|1976}} / {{flag|Albania}}

Albania received 3 from the Soviet Union in 1960.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|p=2}} One retired in 2011,{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=133}} and the second had retired by 2015.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|pp=2-3}}

;{{flag|People's Democratic Republic of Algeria|1964}} / {{flag|Algeria}}

Algeria received two from the Soviet Union in 1968.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=6}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}} One was cannibalized for parts by 1989.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=6}} The last was retired by 2009.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|p=7}}

;{{flag|Bangladesh}}

Bangladesh ordered a new ship from China in 1993, based on the Chinese T43 variant, which entered service in 1996. The Tamir-II sonar was replaced by a C-Tech sonar in 1998. It was used mainly as a patrol ship.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=58}} An order for three more ships was not fulfilled.{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=43}}

;{{flag|People's Republic of Bulgaria|1972}} / {{flag|Bulgaria}}

Bulgaria received three short-hulled ships from the Soviet Union in 1953. By 1989, one was cannibalized for parts and another was used as a spy ship.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=68}} All were retired by 2009.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|pp=93-94}}

;{{flag|People's Republic of China}}

The People's Republic of China received about four short-hulled ships from the Soviet Union in the 1950s.{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}} China constructed over 60{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}} of a variant called Type 6610{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=157}} or Type 010,{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}} most of which were of the long-hull type.{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}} Production began in 1956 and continued to at least the early 1990s.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=157}} Some were converted for other roles, including patrol, surveying, submarine rescue, and civilian research.{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}}

;{{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} Federation of Arab Republics (1972-1984) / {{flag|Egypt}}

Egypt received seven ships from the Soviet Union in the 1970s.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}} By 2015, three were in service with the remainder disposed of.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=227}}

;{{flag|Indonesia}}

Indonesia received six ships from the Soviet Union, four in 1962 and two in 1964.{{sfn|Moore|1979|p=249}} None were in service by 1989.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=271}}

;{{flag|Ba'athist Iraq}} / {{flag|Iraq}}

Iraq received two ships from the Soviet Union in 1969.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=285}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}} None were in service by 2009.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|pp=380-381}}

;*{{flag|Polish People's Republic|1952}} / {{flag|Poland}}

Poland built 12 ships from 1957 to 1962, including four short hulls.{{sfn|Moore|1979|p=407}} Of the short hulls, one was converted into a spy ship,{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=443}} one was retired in 1987, and another was retired in 1988.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=440}} None were in service by 2009.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|pp=622-623}}

;{{flag|Soviet Union}}

The Soviet Union built over 200 hulls, including those converted to other uses included diving ships, tenders, and KGB patrol ships. They were being phased out in 1989 when only 35 remained in service.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

References

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Sources

  • {{cite book |editor-last=Moore |editor-first=John |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1979-1980 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=1979 |isbn=0-531-03913-7}}
  • {{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephan |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=2009 |isbn=978-0710628886}}
  • {{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephan |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=2015 |isbn=978-0710631435}}
  • {{cite book |editor-last=Sharpe |editor-first=Richard |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-1990 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=1989 |isbn=0-7106-0886-1}}
  • {{cite book |last=Wertheim |first=Eric |title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems |date=2013 |edition=16 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn= 978-1591149545}}

{{Soviet and Russian ships after 1945}}

{{Ship classes of the Chinese Navy}}

Category:Mine warfare vessel classes

Category:Minesweepers of the Soviet Navy

Category:Minesweepers of the Albanian Naval Force

Category:Minesweepers of the Algerian National Navy

Category:Minesweepers of the Bulgarian Navy

Category:Minesweepers of the People's Liberation Army Navy

Category:Minesweepers of the Cuban Navy

Category:Minesweepers of the Egyptian Navy

Category:Minesweepers of the Indonesian Navy

Category:Minesweepers of the Iraqi Navy

Category:Minesweepers of the Polish Navy