T-298 1941
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Виестурс <Viesturs> (ex-Viesturs), 10/1940- T-298, 7/1941- №57 <No57>, 9/1941- №51 <No51>, 8/1944- T-298 | A C de la Loire, Nantes, France | early 1926 | 27/5/1926 | autumn 1926 // 8/1940 | survey vessel 2/1948 | |
| Иманта <Imanta> (ex-Imanta>), 10/1940- T-299 | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre, France | spring 1926 | 11/8/1926 | late 1926 // 8/1940 | sunk 1/7/1941 |
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Displacement standard, t |
265 |
|
Displacement full, t |
310 |
|
Length, m |
46.0 pp 48.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
6.50 |
|
Draught, m |
1.50 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
VTE, 2 Normand boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
750 |
|
Max speed, kts |
14 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 28 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 400(13) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 75/35 M1925?, 30 mines, sweeps |
|
Complement |
39 |
Ship project history: Former Latvian Imanta and Viesturs. Purpose-built minesweepers-minelayers projected on the basis of a tug. Since occurrence of Latvia in the USSR 19/8/1940 they were commissioned by Baltic Fleet.
Modernizations: 1944, No51: - 1 x 1 - 75/35?; + 1 x 1 - 76/55 34K, 1 x 1 - 45/46 21K, 3 x 1 - 12.7/79
Naval service: T-299 was lost 1/7/1941 on German mine W off Saaremaa Island (Northern Baltic).
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