Project 1266-class (Gorya)

Project 12660, designated as the Gorya class, was developed for the Soviet Navy in the late 1980s as a successor to the Natya-class minesweeper. Built at the Baltic Werf shipyard, the project was intended to include 20 vessels. However, production ceased following the collapse of the Soviet Union, resulting in the completion of two ships and the cancellation of the remaining 18 units.

The class is designed for deep-ocean mine countermeasures, with a specific focus on the detection and neutralization of captor mines and underwater sensors such as anti-submarine warfare coverage buoys. The vessels utilize high-frequency, hull-mounted active sonar for detection. For neutralization and sweeping operations, the design incorporates two submersible vehicles in addition to conventional acoustic, contact, and magnetic sweep systems. These systems are rated for operations against underwater objects at depths of up to 1,000 meters.

Two vessels entered service and remain active within the Russian Navy. The Anatoly Zheleznyakov was commissioned in 1988 and serves with the Black Sea Fleet. The Vladimir Gumanenko was commissioned in 1994 and is assigned to the Northern Fleet. The class was succeeded by the Alexandrit-class minesweeper.