Mahé-class minesweeper

The Mahé-class minesweeper is a class of mid-1960s small Russian minesweepers designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. All of them were derivatives of the Yevgenya-class minesweeper.

Not to be confused with Mahe class, a subclass of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts.

Class overview
Name	Mahé class
Operators	Indian Navy
Succeeded by	Pondicherry-class minesweeper
In commission	1986–2006
Planned	6
Completed	6
Active	0
Retired	6
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	100 tons full load
Length	26 m (85 ft 4 in)
Beam	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Draught	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	Two diesel engines with 600 hp sustained and 2 shafts[1]
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	10
Crew	25
Sensors & processing systems	MG-7 sonar
Armament	2 x twin 25 mm/80 guns

The Mahé class was designed with glass-reinforced plastic hulls built at Kolpino, USSR. All of the vessels were based at Kochi and undertook various operational commitments such as mine counter-measure exercises, harbour defence, visits to various minor ports, and search and rescue missions.

Units

Ship Name	Hull No.	Homeport	Commission	Decommission	Builder
INS Mahé	M 83	Kochi	16 May 1983	15 May 2006
INS Malvan	M 84	Kochi	16 May 1983	5 Jan 2003
INS Mangrol	M 85	Kochi	16 May 1983	7 Apr 2004
INS Malpe	M 86	Kochi	10 May 1984	4 Dec 2006
INS Mulki	M 87	Kochi	10 May 1984	2003
INS Magdala	M 88	Kochi	10 May 1984	February 2002

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