BRIZ (61) class Weapon Systems // Ships // Mine Warfare

These vessels are former Soviet SONYA-class minesweepers. Two ships of this class were transferred in 1982 and a second pair in 1985. The craft were designed under Valeriy Ivanovich Nemudrov. HULL: The wooden long-forecastle hull is sheathed in fiberglass; it has full lines and a transom stern. The tripod mast is stepped into the after portion of the superstructure. The single, tapered stack is located farther aft on the main deck, clear of the superstructure. On the quarterdeck...