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{{Short description|Class of minesweepers}}
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{{Infobox ship image
|Ship image=ORP Dzik projektu 254M.jpg
|Ship caption=ORP ''Dzik'', a [[Polish Navy]] minesweeper
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{{Infobox ship class overview
|Name=T43 class
|Builders=*Multiple Soviet shipyards{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*[[Gdańsk Shipyard]]{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=443}}
*Guangzhou Shipyard{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}}
*Wuchang Shipyard{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}}
|Operators=*{{navy|Soviet Union}}
*{{navy|Albania}}
*{{navy|Algeria}}
*{{navy|Bangladesh}}
*{{navy|Bulgaria}}
*{{navy|China}}
*{{navy|Egypt}}
*{{navy|Indonesia}}
*{{navy|Iraq}}
*{{navy|Poland}}
|Class before= {{sclass|Fugas|minesweeper}}
|Class after= {{sclass2|T58|minesweeper}}
|Subclasses=
|Cost=
|Built range= 1948{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}} - c. 1995{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=58}}
|In service range=
|In commission range=c. 1950 - present
|Total ships planned=
|Total ships building=
|Total ships completed=*200+ (Soviet Union){{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*60+ (China){{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}}
*12 (Poland){{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=443}}
|Total ships cancelled=
|Total ships active=
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships lost=
|Total ships retired=
|Total ships preserved=
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Ship type = [[Minesweeper]]
|Ship displacement = *Early: 580 tons (full load){{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*Later: 600 tons (full load){{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
|Ship length = *Early: {{cvt|58|m|ftin}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*Later: {{cvt|60|m|ftin}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
|Ship beam = {{cvt|8.4|m|ftin}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
|Ship draught = *Early: {{cvt|2.1|m|ftin}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*Later: {{cvt|2.3|m|ftin}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
|Ship power =
|Ship propulsion = *2 x Type 9D diesel engines;{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*2 shafts{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*Total output: {{convert|2,200|bhp|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
|Ship sail plan =
|Ship speed = {{convert|15|kn}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
|Ship range = {{cvt|3,000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
|Ship endurance =
|Ship complement = 65{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
|Ship sensors = *Ball End surface search radar{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*Neptun navigation radar{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*Hull-mounted sonar{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
|Ship EW =
|Ship armament = *2 x twin 37 mm/63 cal. guns{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*2 x twin 25 mm/80 cal. guns (later ships){{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*2 x [[depth charge]] projectors{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
*16 x [[naval mine]]s{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}
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The '''T43''' (Projet 254) were a class of open-ocean [[minesweeper]]s built for the [[Soviet Navy]] from 1948 to 1957. It was exported to [[client state]]s; the [[People's Republic of China]] and [[Poland]] produced additional ships. Some hulls were converted to other uses by various users.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}} Examples remained in service in 2015.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=157}}

==Design==
The hull is made of [[steel]].{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

Early ships were {{convert|58|m}} long with a straight-up bridge structure.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

Later ships were {{convert|60|m}} long with a double-level bridge structure and added 25 mm guns.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

==Operators==
;{{flag|People's Socialist Republic of Albania|1976}} / {{flag|Albania}}
Albania received 3 from the Soviet Union in 1960.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|p=2}} One retired in 2011,{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=133}} and the second had retired by 2015.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|pp=2-3}}

;{{flag|People's Democratic Republic of Algeria|1964}} / {{flag|Algeria}}
Algeria received two from the Soviet Union in 1968.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=6}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}} One was [[Cannibalization (parts)|cannibalized]] for parts by 1989.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=6}} The last was retired by 2009.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|p=7}}

;{{flag|Bangladesh}}
Bangladesh ordered a new ship from China in 1993, based on the Chinese T43 variant, which entered service in 1996. The Tamir-II sonar was replaced by a [[Nautel|C-Tech]] sonar in 1998. It was used mainly as a patrol ship.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=58}} An order for three more ships was not fulfilled.{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=43}}

;{{flag|People's Republic of Bulgaria|1972}} / {{flag|Bulgaria}}
Bulgaria received three short-hulled ships from the Soviet Union in 1953. By 1989, one was cannibalized for parts and another was used as a [[spy ship]].{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=68}} All were retired by 2009.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|pp=93-94}}

;{{flag|People's Republic of China}}
The People's Republic of China received about four short-hulled ships from the Soviet Union in the 1950s.{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}} China constructed over 60{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}} of a variant called Type 6610{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=157}} or Type 010,{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}} most of which were of the long-hull type.{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}} Production began in 1956 and continued to at least the early 1990s.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=157}} Some were converted for other roles, including patrol, surveying, submarine rescue, and civilian research.{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=127-128}}

;{{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} [[Federation of Arab Republics|Federation of Arab Republics (1972-1984)]] / {{flag|Egypt}}
Egypt received seven ships from the Soviet Union in the 1970s.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}} By 2015, three were in service with the remainder disposed of.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=227}}

;{{flag|Indonesia}}
Indonesia received six ships from the Soviet Union, four in 1962 and two in 1964.{{sfn|Moore|1979|p=249}} None were in service by 1989.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=271}}

;{{flag|Ba'athist Iraq}} / {{flag|Iraq}}
Iraq received two ships from the Soviet Union in 1969.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=285}}{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}} None were in service by 2009.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|pp=380-381}}

;*{{flag|Polish People's Republic|1952}} / {{flag|Poland}}
Poland built 12 ships from 1957 to 1962, including four short hulls.{{sfn|Moore|1979|p=407}} Of the short hulls, one was converted into a spy ship,{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=443}} one was retired in 1987, and another was retired in 1988.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=440}} None were in service by 2009.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|pp=622-623}}

;{{flag|Soviet Union}}
The Soviet Union built over 200 hulls, including those converted to other uses included diving ships, tenders, and [[KGB]] patrol ships. They were being phased out in 1989 when only 35 remained in service.{{sfn|Sharpe|1989|p=606}}

==References==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book |editor-last=Moore |editor-first=John |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1979-1980 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=1979 |isbn=0-531-03913-7}}
*{{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephan |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=2009 |isbn=978-0710628886}}
*{{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephan |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=2015 |isbn=978-0710631435}}
*{{cite book |editor-last=Sharpe |editor-first=Richard |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-1990 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=1989 |isbn=0-7106-0886-1}}
*{{cite book |last=Wertheim |first=Eric |title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems |date=2013 |edition=16 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn= 978-1591149545}}

{{Soviet and Russian ships after 1945}}
{{Ship classes of the Chinese Navy}}

[[Category:Mine warfare vessel classes]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Soviet Navy]]
[[Category:Cold War minesweepers of the Soviet Union| ]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Albanian Naval Force]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Algerian National Navy]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Bulgarian Navy]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the People's Liberation Army Navy]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Cuban Navy]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Egyptian Navy]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Indonesian Navy]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Iraqi Navy]]
[[Category:Minesweepers of the Polish Navy]]