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Zenitchik is one ship in this Soviet/Russian mine-warfare lineage.

U310 Zhovti Vody a Natya class minesweeper of the Ukrainian Navy. Жолтые Воды - старое название морского тральщика Чернигов (Чернтговым стал в 07.04), бортовой U-310
U310 Zhovti Vody a Natya class minesweeper of the Ukrainian Navy. Жолтые Воды - старое название морского тральщика Чернигов (Чернтговым стал в 07.04), бортовой U-310http://sammler.ru/ · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantU310, Zenitchik
ClassProject 266M Akvamarin-M / Natya class
NavyUkrainian Navy
CountryUkraine
Builder / shipyardSredne-Nevsky Shipyard, Pontonny
Laid down1973-07-27
Launched1974-05-08
Completed1974-09-27
Recorded statusDecommissioned/disposed

What is known about this ship

Zenitchik is one ship in this Soviet/Russian mine-warfare lineage.

Service history

Transferred to Ukraine in 1997 according to the Project 266M roster.

Class context: Project 266M Akvamarin-M / Natya class

Project 266M expanded the Project 266 seagoing-minesweeper concept into a 31-hull domestic class with greater displacement, endurance and mine-countermeasures equipment.

Later service and disposition

Transferred to Ukraine in 1997; later Chernihiv U310 and listed for scrapping in 2023.

This ship is recorded as a member of Project 266M Akvamarin-M / Natya 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. Seagoing minesweepers — Project 266M ↗RussianShips.info · accessed 2026-09-20
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