T43-class minesweeper

	ORP Dzik, a Polish Navy minesweeper
Class overview
Name	T43 class
Builders	Multiple Soviet shipyards; Gdańsk Shipyard; Guangzhou Shipyard; Wuchang Shipyard;
Operators	Soviet Navy; Albanian Naval Force; Algerian National Navy; Bangladesh Navy; Bulgarian Navy; People's Liberation Army Navy; Egyptian Navy; Indonesian Navy; Iraqi Navy; Polish Navy;
Preceded by	Fugas-class minesweeper
Succeeded by	T58-class minesweeper
Built	1948 - c. 1995
In commission	c. 1950 - present
Completed	200+ (Soviet Union); 60+ (China); 12 (Poland);
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	Early: 580 tons (full load); Later: 600 tons (full load);
Length	Early: 58 m (190 ft 3 in); Later: 60 m (196 ft 10 in);
Beam	8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught	Early: 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in); Later: 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in);
Propulsion	2 x Type 9D diesel engines;; 2 shafts; Total output: 2,200 bhp (1,600 kW);
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	65
Sensors and ; processing systems	Ball End surface search radar; Neptun navigation radar; Hull-mounted sonar;
Armament	2 x twin 37 mm/63 cal. guns; 2 x twin 25 mm/80 cal. guns (later ships); 2 x depth charge projectors; 16 x naval mines;

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. Examples remained in service in 2015.

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