MAHÉ {YEVGENYA} CLASS
Vessel Type: Inshore Minesweeper.
Names & Pennant
Numbers with commission dates:
Mulki M87 (10 May 1984)
- decommissioned, date unknown
Magdala M88 (10 May 1984) - decommissioned
in February 2002
Malvan M84 (16 May 1983) - decommissioned on
05 January 2003
Mangrol M85 (16 May 1983) - decommissioned on 07
April 2004
Malpe M86 (10 May 1984) - decommissioned on 04
December 2006
Mahé M83 (16 May 1983)
- decommissioned on 15 May 2007
Displacement: 77 tons
standard.
...................90 tons full load.
Main Machinery: Two diesel engines with 600 hp sustained and 2 shafts.
Maximum Speed: 11 knots.
Maximum Range: 300 miles at 10 knots.
Complement: 10 (incl. 1 officer).
Radar: Navigation; One (NATO: Spin Trough) radar at I-band frequency.
Sonar: One MG-7 small transducer streamed over the stern on a crane.
Weapons: Two 25mm/80 twin guns.
Comments: A mid-1960s Russian design with GRP (glass reinforced plastic) hulls built at Kolpino, Russia. All vessels are based at Kochi and undertake various operational commitments such as mine counter-measure exercises, harbour defencevisits to various minor ports and search & rescue missions. The Magdala completed nearly 18 years of service and covered over 45,000 nautical miles. This vessel also paid a goodwill visit to Male (the capital city of Maldives) in October 1989. The Malvan completed nearly 20 years of service and covered over 59,004 nautical miles. The Magrol completed nearly 21 years of service and covered 54,667 nautical miles.