Russian Navy

BT-44

Project 12650 minesweeper. sh8146.narod.ru

BT-44 is a Project 12650 coastal minesweeper.

REGISTRATION

Baltic Fleet, Kronshtadt

CONSTRUCTION

The ship was commissioned in 1985.

MILESTONES

The ship used to serve at Northern Fleet. In November 1993, the ship was deactivated, and in 1995 decommissioned due to wearing out and lack of funds for interim overhaul, and was subject to dismantling.

PERFORMANCE

Full-load displacement: 460 tons
Dimensions: length is 49 meters, beam is 8.8 meters, draft is 2.45 meters
Full speed: 14 knots
Fuel range: 1,500 miles (at 10 knots)
Endurance: 10 days
Crew: 45 men (including 5 officers)
Main propulsion plant: 2 x 1,100 shp diesels DRA-210A (hullnumber 111 is powered by 2 x 1,000 shp diesels DRA-210B)

ARMAMENT

2 quadruple launchers of MANPADS Strela-3
1 twin 30-mm gun mount AK-230M
1 twin 25-mm gun mount 2M-3M (some ships are armed by 2 õ 6-barreled gun mount AK-306)
6 mines
sweeps GKT-2, AT-6 PEMT-4, ST-2, TS-1
mine searcher/destructor KIU-1 (KIU-2 or KIU-2-2M)
2 x 200-meter cord charges

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