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RUSSIA / USSR
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TK-961 motor torpedo boats (1940 - 1943 / 1944)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TK-961 (ex-№4 [No4], ex-S201, ex-TM52) TK-962 (ex-№5 [No5], ex-S202, ex-TM53) TK-963 (ex-№6 [No6], ex-S209, ex-TM69) TK-964 (ex-№7 [No7], ex-S210, ex-TM70) |
Gusto, Schiedam, Netherlands: TK-961, 962 Gusto, Schiedam, Netherlands // Varna, Bulgaria: TK-963, 964 |
autumn 1940 // 9.1944: TK-961, 962 autumn 1943 // 9.1944: TK-963, 964 |
none |
Bulgaria, 7.1945: 2 boats |
1950s: 2 boats |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 30.8 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 38.3 |
| Length, m | 21.4 |
| Breadth, m | 6.05 |
| Draught, m | 1.14 |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 Rolls-Royce Merlin petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 3300 |
| Max speed, kts | 40 |
| Fuel, t | petrol 11 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 20/80 Hispano, 2 - 533 TT, 2 DCR (8) |
| Complement | 14 |
Project history
Ex-Dutch boats captured by Germans on the stocks in May 1940. Two former boats were sold to Bulgaria in January 1941, two latter were transferred incomplete in summer 1943. All were captured by Red Army in September 1944.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
