Hull / pennantBT-126, Orenburgskiy komsomolets, U331
ClassProject 1265 Yakhont / Sonya class
NavyUkrainian Navy
CountryUkraine
Builder / shipyardAvangard Shipyard, Petrozavodsk
Laid down1977-05-13
Launched1978-04-20
Completed1978-12-29
Recorded statusDecommissioned
What is known about this ship
BT-126 is one ship in this Soviet/Russian mine-warfare lineage.
Service history
Historical Project 1265 hull; no current-service claim is made without a recent corroborating source.
Class context: Project 1265 Yakhont / Sonya class
Project 1265 Yakhont is documented by 68 completed domestic coastal minesweepers plus four significant unfinished hulls.
Later service and disposition
Transferred to Ukraine and decommissioned 7 November 2012.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Project 1265 Yakhont / Sonya class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Coastal minesweeper — Project 1265 ↗RussianShips.info · accessed 2026-09-20
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