MT-159 | Trackpads Warship Archive

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Hull / pennantMT-159, T-159

ClassProject 266 Aquamarine / Yurka class

NavySoviet Navy

CountrySoviet Union

Builder / shipyardSredne-Nevsky Shipyard, Pontonny

Laid down1961-03-01

Launched1962-12-02

Completed1964-06-30

Recorded statusDecommissioned

What is known about this ship

MT-159 is one ship in this Soviet/Russian mine-warfare lineage.

Service history

Decommissioned in 1990 according to the project roster.

Class context: Project 266 Aquamarine / Yurka class

Project 266 was the Soviet Union’s first large postwar serial seagoing-minesweeper family in this archive, documented by all 41 domestic hulls.

Later service and disposition

Decommissioned in 1990 according to the project roster.

Class relationship

This ship is recorded as a member of Project 266 Aquamarine / Yurka class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

Seagoing minesweeper — Project 266 ↗RussianShips.info · accessed 2026-09-20

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