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MT-62

MT-62 is one ship in this Soviet/Russian mine-warfare lineage.

MT-62 · Project 266 Aquamarine / Yurka classSoviet NavyCold War, Late Cold War, Post-Cold WarVerified subject image
An MT-LB multipurpose tracked APC, foreground, and a T-62 main battle tank sit on a road among other vehicles after being abandoned by Iraqi troops during Operation Desert Storm.
An MT-LB multipurpose tracked APC, foreground, and a T-62 main battle tank sit on a road among other vehicles after being abandoned by Iraqi troops during Operation Desert Storm.DM-ST-91-11951 · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantMT-62, T-62
ClassProject 266 Aquamarine / Yurka class
NavySoviet Navy
CountrySoviet Union
Builder / shipyardSredne-Nevsky Shipyard, Pontonny
Laid down1961-04-25
Launched1963-11-06
Completed1964-12-27
Recorded statusDecommissioned

What is known about this ship

MT-62 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.

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

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