An item reported that the fenced and rail served Kolpiono shipyard Ust Izhora with as geographic coordinates 57.47.25 North and 30.38.00 East was located 13 nautical miles South East of Leningrad [nowadays St. Petersburg] on the south bank of the river Neva. It possessed a launch basin with a side-haul marine railway, an unknown number of ways, 1 fabrication, 1 ship and 20 support buildings and as known used for building Yurka-class MSF.(1)
Note
1. Yurka-class minesweepers which served in the Soviet, Egyptian and Vietnam People’s navies, preceded by the T58-clas and succeeded by the Natya class of which 52 were completed and served between 1963-199s. Displacement 540 tons and as dimensions 52 x 9,4 x 2,6 metres. The 2 M-503 diesel engines supplied 5.000hp allowing a speed of 16 knots and a range of 1.500 nautical miles with a speed of 12 knots. Endurance 7 days. Crew numbered including 6 officers 68 men. Armament consisted of 2x2-3cm AK-230 guns, 2x5 RBU 1200 and 7 AND-1000 naval mines or 32 depth charges and minesweeping/-searching equipment.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP78T04759A007300010035-9
Note
1. Yurka-class minesweepers which served in the Soviet, Egyptian and Vietnam People’s navies, preceded by the T58-clas and succeeded by the Natya class of which 52 were completed and served between 1963-199s. Displacement 540 tons and as dimensions 52 x 9,4 x 2,6 metres. The 2 M-503 diesel engines supplied 5.000hp allowing a speed of 16 knots and a range of 1.500 nautical miles with a speed of 12 knots. Endurance 7 days. Crew numbered including 6 officers 68 men. Armament consisted of 2x2-3cm AK-230 guns, 2x5 RBU 1200 and 7 AND-1000 naval mines or 32 depth charges and minesweeping/-searching equipment.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP78T04759A007300010035-9
