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No36 1977

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
(ex-BT-569), 1985- Искар [Iskar]	36, 1985- 31		Avangard, Petrozavodsk, USSR			1968 // 14.9.1970	stricken 11.2012
(ex-BT-154), 1985- Цибар [Tsibar]	37, 1985- 32		Avangard, Petrozavodsk, USSR			1969 // 14.9.1970	stricken 2005
(ex-BT-...), 1985- Добротич [Dobrotich]	38, 1985- 33		Avangard, Petrozavodsk, USSR			1970 // 1971	stricken 11.2012
(ex-BT-569), 1985- Капитан-лейтенант Кирилл Минков [Kapitan-leytenant Kirill Minkov]	39, 1985- 34		Avangard, Petrozavodsk, USSR			1971 // 1971	stricken 1992
Капитан-лейтенант Евстати Винаров [Kapitan-leytenant Yevstati Vinarov] (ex-BT-...)	35		Avangard, Petrozavodsk, USSR			1964-67 // 1985	stricken 6.2008
Капитан 1 ранг Димитр Паскалев [Kapitan 1 rang Dimitr Paskalev] (ex-BT-...)	36		Avangard, Petrozavodsk, USSR			1964-67 // 1985	stricken 1992

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	254
Displacement normal, t	270
Length, m	40.5
Breadth, m	7.70
Draught, m	2.08
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 M-870FTK diesels
Power, h. p.	2400
Max speed, kts	14
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	1200(10)
Armament	1 x 2 - 30/71 AK-230M, 2 DCR (27), 8 - 12 mines, IU-1 USV, IT-3 USV, I-2 USV or MT-3 or TS-1 mechanical or PEMT-4 magnetic minesweeping gear, AT-2 acoustic or ST-2 magnetic minesweeping gear or 2 200m-long mine-clearing line charges
Electronic equipment	Don radar, MG-69 Lan' sonar
Complement	32

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Project history

Four Soviet Project 257DME minesweepers were built specially for Bulgarian Navy in 1970-1971, two additional ships of Project 257DM were transferred to Bulgaria after long service under Soviet flag.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.