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EGYPT
MINE WARFARE SHIPS AND CRAFT
ASWAN seagoing minesweepers (1970-1971)
Photo
Aswan 1978
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أسوان [Aswan] | 695, 1978- 536, 2010s- 533 | Sredne-Nevskiy, Pontonnyy, USSR | 1970 | in service (2019) | |||
| جيزة [Ghiza] | 690, 1978- 537, 1987- 533, 2010s- 530 | Sredne-Nevskiy, Pontonnyy, USSR | 1970 | in service (2019) | |||
| قنا [Qena] | 696, 1978- 538, 2010s- 536 | Sredne-Nevskiy, Pontonnyy, USSR | 1971 | in service (2019) | |||
| سوهاج [Sohag] | 699, 1978- 539 | Sredne-Nevskiy, Pontonnyy, USSR | 1971 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 519 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 560 |
| Length, m | 52.1 |
| Breadth, m | 9.40 |
| Draught, m | 2.65 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 M-503B diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 5000 |
| Max speed, kts | 16 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1500(12) |
| Armament | 2 x 4 Strela-3 SAM (16 9M36), 2 x 2 - 30/71 AK-230M, 2 DCR (36), 10 mines, BKT or MT-1D or PST-1 or PPT-1 mechanical, TEM-3 magnetic, PAUT, AT-3 acoustic minesweeping gears, 2 200m HsZ-1M or ShZ-2 mine clearing line charges |
| Electronic equipment | Rym-K, MR-104 Rys', Don radars, MG-69 Lan' sonar |
| Complement | 56 |
Standard scale images
Aswan 1975
Graphics
Aswan 1978
Aswan 1998
Project history
Soviet-built project 266 seagoing minesweepers, specially built for Egyptian Navy.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
