Sea minesweepers of the third rank "MT-264" and "MT-265" (Project 266ME) of the Pacific Fleet carried out the escort of a ship group, neutralizing mines installed by a mock enemy off the coast of Kamchatka. This was reported by the press service of the Pacific Fleet.
In the waters of Avacha Bay, the crews of the ships "MT-264" and "MT-265" successfully completed tasks to set contact and non-contact trawls.
Using mine clearance devices, the sailors forced a minefield. All installed mines (mock-ups) were neutralized.
The calculations of artillery mounts and large-caliber machine guns of the minesweepers "MT-264" and "MT-265" fired at surface and air targets. The targets simulated unmanned boats and drones.
"MT-264" and "MT-265" were built at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant in St. Petersburg. The ships joined the USSR Navy in 1989.
Characteristics of a sea minesweeper:
- Standard displacement — 745 tons
- Full displacement — 800 tons
- Length — 61 m
- Width — 10.2 m
- Draft — 2.97 m
- Speed — 17 knots
- Crew — 68 people
The mine defense ship with two RBU-1200 rocket launcher systems, AK-630M artillery mounts, MANPADS "Igla".