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Karl Marx 1965 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
50/1 (ex-Olen'), 1.1961- Ernst Thälmann	1-61, 1959- 101, 1960s- 121, 1970s- 141		820 Yd, Kaliningrad, USSR	2.8.1954	29.4.1955	27.8.1955 // 14.7.1956	stricken 8.1977
50/2 (ex-Tur), 1.1961- Karl Marx	1-62, 1959- 102, 1960s- 122, 1970s- 142		820 Yd, Kaliningrad, USSR	24.3.1954	16.12.1954	31.5.1955 // 14.1.1957	stricken 8.1976
50/3 (ex-Sobol'), 1.1961- Karl Liebknecht	103, 1960s- 123		820 Yd, Kaliningrad, USSR	27.9.1952	5.11.1953	13.10.1954 // 31.12.1959	stricken 10.1968
50/4 (ex-Yenot), 1.1961- Friedrich Engels	104, 1960s- 124		820 Yd, Kaliningrad, USSR	17.10.1953	9.4.1954	30.10.1954 // 31.12.1959	stricken 10.1969

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1050
Displacement normal, t	1337
Length, m	90.9
Breadth, m	10.2
Draught, m	2.90
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 TV-9 geared steam turbines sets, 2 KVG-57/28 boilers
Power, h. p.	20000
Max speed, kts	29
Fuel, t	oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	1000(14.5)
Armament	50/1, 50/2: 3 x 1 - 100/56 B-34USMA, 2 x 2 - 37/70 V-11M, 1 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 x 24 MBU-200 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR 50/3, 50/4: 3 x 1 - 100/56 B-34USMA, 2 x 2 - 37/70 V-11M, 1 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 x 16 RBU-2500 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR
Electronic equipment	50/1, 50/2: Giuys-1M4, Lin', Don, Yakor' radars, Pegas-2M sonar, Bizan'-4 ECM suite 50/3, 50/4: Fut-N, Neptun-M, Don, Yakor'-M radars, Pegas-3M sonar, Bizan'-4 ECM suite
Complement	168

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Project history

Former Soviet Project 50 light frigates (guard ships).

Modernizations

1962-1963, Ernst Thälmann, Karl Marx: - 1 x 2 - 533 TT, 2 x 24 MBU-200 ASWRL, Giuys-1M4, Lin', Yakor' radars, Pegas-2M sonar; + 1 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 x 16 RBU-2500 Smerch ASWRL, Fut-N, Neptun-M, Yakor'-M radars, Pegas-3M sonar

Naval service

: No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.