Hull / pennantMT-53, T-53
ClassProject 266 Aquamarine / Yurka class
NavySoviet Navy
CountrySoviet Union
Builder / shipyardKhabarovsk Shipyard
Laid down1962-04-04
Launched1964-06-30
Completed1964-12-31
Recorded statusDecommissioned
What is known about this ship
MT-53 is one ship in this Soviet/Russian mine-warfare lineage.
Service history
Decommissioned in 1989 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 1989 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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