Mahé-class minesweeper
Retired class of minesweepers operated by the Indian Navy
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The Mahé-class minesweeper is a class of mid-1960s small Russian minesweepers designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. All of them were derivatives of the Yevgenya-class minesweeper.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mahé class |
| Operators |  Indian Navy |
| Succeeded by | Pondicherry-class minesweeper |
| In commission | 1986–2006 |
| Planned | 6 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Active | 0 |
| Retired | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Displacement | 100 tons full load |
| Length | 26 m (85 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | Two diesel engines with 600 hp sustained and 2 shafts[1] |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range | 300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 10 |
| Crew | 25 |
| Sensors & processing systems | MG-7 sonar |
| Armament | 2 x twin 25 mm/80 guns |
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 | 5 Jan 2003 | |
| INS Mangrol | M 85 | Kochi | 16 May 1983 | 7 Apr 2004 | |
| INS Malpe | M 86 | Kochi | 10 May 1984 | 4 Dec 2006 | |
| INS Mulki | M 87 | Kochi | 10 May 1984 | 2003 | |
| INS Magdala | M 88 | Kochi | 10 May 1984 | February 2002 | |