Mahe | Trackpads Warship Archive

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Hull / pennantM83

ClassMahe-class Project 1258E minesweeper

NavyIndian Navy

CountryIndia

Builder / shipyardSredne-Nevsky Shipyard, Pontonny

Completed1983-05-16

Recorded statusDecommissioned

What is known about this ship

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

Service history

Retired in the 2000s; cited sources differ slightly on the exact final disposal date.

Class context: Mahe-class Project 1258E minesweeper

India received six Project 1258E inshore minesweepers in 1983–84.

Later service and disposition

Retired in the 2000s; cited sources differ slightly on the exact final disposal date.

Class relationship

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

Sources and further reading

Inshore minesweepers — Project 1258 ↗RussianShips.info · accessed 2026-09-20
MAHE inshore minesweepers (1983-1984) ↗Navypedia mirror · accessed 2026-09-20

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