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RT-437

RT-437 is documented as RT-437, a member of Project 1258 Korund / Yevgenya class, and in Soviet Navy service.

RT-437 · Project 1258 Korund / Yevgenya classSoviet NavyCold War, Late Cold War, Post-Cold WarRepresentative class image
The names for the chemical elements 104 to 109 were the subject of a major controversy starting in the 1960s which was finally resolved in 1997.
Representative class image: The names for the chemical elements 104 to 109 were the subject of a major controversy starting in the 1960s which was finally resolved in 1997. Rutherfordium was a proposed name for element 104, then for element 106 with the symbol Rt , and was finally accepted for element 104, with the symbol Rf .Image:Dysprosium.gif · CC BY-SA 2.5Image source
Hull / pennantRT-437
ClassProject 1258 Korund / Yevgenya class
NavySoviet Navy
CountrySoviet Union
Builder / shipyardSredne-Nevsky Shipyard
Completed1972

Overview

RT-437 is documented as RT-437, a member of Project 1258 Korund / Yevgenya class, and in Soviet Navy service.

The documented national and naval associations are Soviet Union and Soviet Navy.

Identity and construction

The documented identity includes RT-437.

The available construction history records the ship as built by Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard and completed 1972.

Class and service context

RT-437 is linked to Project 1258 Korund / Yevgenya class. The class page provides shared design history; this page preserves facts that apply to this ship.

The class is associated with the recorded roles of Minesweeping, Mine hunting, and Mine countermeasures. Those roles provide context but do not establish that every ship performed every mission.

Later service and disposition

Historical Project 1258 hull; this source review does not infer a final disposition where the project source is incomplete.

Evidence and limits

Available sources confirm the identity, class relationship, and service details shown above for RT-437.

Operational episodes, refits, and crew history are included only when they are supported by evidence tied to this ship.

This ship is recorded as a member of Project 1258 Korund / Yevgenya 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. Inshore minesweepers — Project 1258 ↗RussianShips.info · accessed 2026-09-20
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