Natya-class minesweeper

	Russian ocean minesweeper project 266M "Akvamarin" Ivan Golubets in Sevastopol, 2005
Class overview
Name	Natya class (Project 266M)
Builders	KB Baltic Zavod
Operators	Soviet Navy; Russian Navy; Ukrainian Navy; Indian Navy; Libyan Navy; Syrian Arab Navy; Yemeni Navy;
Preceded by	Yurka class
Succeeded by	Gorya class
Subclasses	Pondicherry class
Built	1970s–2001
In commission	1970–present
Completed	45
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	873 tons
Length	61 metres (200 ft 2 in)
Beam	10.2 metres (33 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.6 metres (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2 × M-503 Diesel engines 5,000 hp (3,700 kW)
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range	1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	7 days
Crew	68 (6 officers)
Sensors and ; 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 Drum Tilt H/I-band fire control;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Minesweeping:; AT-2 acoustic sweep; GKT-2 contact sweep; TEM-3 magnetic sweep;
Armament	2 × 2-30 mm AK-230; 2 × 2-25-m 2М-3М; 2 × 5 RBU 1200; 7 AMD-1000 naval mines or 32 depth charges; underwater mine searcher MKT-210; Sweeps BKT, AT-3, TEM-4;

The Natya class, Soviet designation Project 266M Akvamarin, were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers during the 1970s and 1980s. The ships were used for ocean minesweeping.

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