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PURGA guard ship (project 52) (1957)
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Purga
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Пурга [Purga] | 116/630 | 196 Yd (Sudomekh Wks), Leningrad // 194 Yd (Marti Yd), Leningrad | 17.12.1938 | 24.4.1941 | 31.3.1957 | Board Guard ship, stricken 3.1990 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 3165 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3958 |
| Length, m | 95.5 |
| Breadth, m | 15.1 |
| Draught, m | 5.70 |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 6 37D diesel-generators, 3 electric motors |
| Power, h. p. | 12000 |
| Max speed, kts | 17 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 700 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8500(10) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 100/56 B-34USMA, 6 x 2 - 37/70 V-11M, 4 DCT (70), 30 mines |
| Electronic equipment | Rif, Rym-1 radars, Tamir-5N sonar |
| Complement | 250 |
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Purga 1952
Purga 1979
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Purga
Project history
Icebreaking guard ship intended originally for Board Guard and laid down under project 52. After beginning of Great Patriotic war construction was suspended and restarted only in 1951 under redesigned project 52K. Ship can get over 30-40cm-thick ice (maximally 50-70cm).
Modernizations
1960s: - Tamir-5N sonar; + MG-11 sonar
Naval service
No significant events.
