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BM-503

BM-503 is one ship in this Project-derived mine-warfare branch.

BM-503 · Nicaraguan Project 1258E / Yevgenya classNicaraguan NavyCold War, Post-Cold WarRepresentative class image
Athlete tying the victor's ribbon around his head. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek bronze original. The subject is similar to that of Polykleitos but varies slightly in stance. Athlète nouant le bandeau de la victoire.
Representative class image: Athlete tying the victor's ribbon around his head. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek bronze original. The subject is similar to that of Polykleitos but varies slightly in stance. Athlète nouant le bandeau de la victoire. Copie romaine du Ier siècle ap. J.-C., d'après un original en bronze.Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006) · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantBM-503
ClassNicaraguan Project 1258E / Yevgenya class
NavyNicaraguan Navy
CountryNicaragua
Builder / shipyardSredne-Nevsky Shipyard, Pontonny
Completed1984
Recorded statusSunk

What is known about this ship

BM-503 is one ship in this Project-derived mine-warfare branch.

Service history

Lost in a 1989 storm.

Class context: Nicaraguan Project 1258E / Yevgenya class

Nicaragua received four Project 1258E minesweepers in the 1980s.

Later service and disposition

Lost in a 1989 storm.

This ship is recorded as a member of Nicaraguan Project 1258E / Yevgenya class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Inshore minesweepers — Project 1258 ↗RussianShips.info · accessed 2026-09-20
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