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Wednesday, 5 January 2022

Bulgarian torpedo boat 301 1957-1985




Naval Museum Varna, Bulgaria, 2 September 2021

Of the Komsomoletz class torpedo boats of project 123K, by the NATO apparently called P4-class called. The design was of V.M. Burlakov and the boats were built at Tumen between 1943-1944. In June 1957 delivered the Soviet Union 8 units to replace the TM-200 class torpedo boats. First based at Varna but later at Sozopol. Finally stricken in 1985 were 3 units preserved, one at Varna, one at Sozopol and one at Toutrakan. With a displacement of 22,6-25 tons were the dimensions 18,7 x 3,4 x 1,0 metres. With the two diesel engines was a speed of 50 knots possible. Crew numbered 8 men. Armament consisted of 1x2-14,5 mm machine gun and 2-45cm torpedo tubes

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