Mahé-class minesweeper

The Mahé-class minesweeper is a class of mid-1960s small Russian minesweepers designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.

Class overview
Name:	Mahé class
Operators:	Indian Navy
In commission:	1986–2006
Retired:	9
General characteristics
Type:	Minesweeper
Displacement:	100 tons full load
Length:	26 m (85 ft 4 in)
Beam:	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Draught:	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:	Two diesel engines with 600 hp sustained and 2 shafts
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range:	300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement:	10
Crew:	25
Sensors and processing systems:	MG-7 sonar
Armament:	2 x twin 25 mm/80 guns

The Mahé class was designed with glass-reinforced plastic hulls built at Kolpino, USSR. All of the vessels were based at Kochi and undertook various operational commitments such as mine counter-measure exercises, harbour defence, visits to various minor ports, and search and rescue missions.

Units

Ship Name	Hull No.	Homeport	Commission	Decommission	Builder
INS Mahé	M 83	Kochi	16 May 1983	15 May 2006
INS Malvan	M 84	Kochi	16 May 1983	5 Jan 2003
INS Mangrol	M 85	Kochi	16 May 1983	7 Apr 2004
INS Malpe	M 86	Kochi	10 May 1984	4 Dec 2006
INS Mulki	M 87	Kochi	10 May 1984	n/a
INS Magdala	M 88	Kochi	10 May 1984	February 2002