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T-206-Verp.jpg
Project 53-U vessel T-206 Verp
Class overview
NameFugas class (Project 3)
Operators
Succeeded byT43 class minesweeper
Built1933-1946
In commission1936-1961
Completed44
Lost19
Retired25
General characteristics
Displacement535 tons
Length62 meters
Beam7.41 meters
Draft2.5 meters
Installed power2x1,400 hp (1,000 kW)
Propulsiondiesel engines
Speed17.5 knots (32 km/h)
Range7,200 nmi (13,300 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)*
Crew61 (7 officers)
Armament
  • 1 100mm naval cannon B-24 M1936
  • 1 37mm 70-K
  • 2 12.7mm DK machine gun
  • 2 Anti-submarine mortar BMB-1 M1940
  • 2 depth charge racks
  • 40 depth charges
  • 31 tethered naval mines M1926

The Fugas class (Fougasse class) were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy in the 1930s and 1940s. The Soviet designations were Project 3, Project 53, Project 53-U and Project 58.

Design

The design specification was issued in 1930 and the design was approved in 1931. The ships were built with steel hulls using a mixed welding and riveted construction. Crew section was additionally coated by wood laminate for the thermal isolation. Several versions were produced:

  • Project 3 (1930) - 10 vessels, crew complement 52 men.
  • Project 53 (1933) - 10 vessels, rigid ballast, improvement of steering gear, doors and hatches
  • Project 53-U (1937) - 17 vessels, widened hull, increased AA guns, crew complement 66 men
  • Project 58 (1937) - 7 vessels, improved compartmentalization and stability, engines are up-rated to 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW) each

Ships

A total of 44 ships were built, although 2 latest ships were never completed to minesweeper specifications. The vessels with a single-digit designations (T-1 to T-8) were assigned to Pacific Fleet, T-201 to T-221 - to the Baltic fleet, and T-401 to T-415 - to the Black Sea fleet.[1]

Name Sub-class Laid up Commissioned Fate Comments
T-1 Strela Project 53 10/5/1935 13/8/1938 retired
T-2 Tros Project 53 22/5/1935 25/9/1938 retired
T-3 Podsekatel Project 53 16/9/1935 14/11/1938 retired
T-4 Provodnik Project 53 30/6/1935 4/12/1938 retired
T-5 Paravan Project 58 15/3/1937 30/12/1938 retired
T-6 Kapsyul Project 58 21/3/1937 30/1/1939 retired
T-7 Veha Project 53 30/12/1936 8/9/1938 sunk sunk in storm in 1949
T-8 Cheka Project 53 27/12/1936 2/11/1938 retired transferred to North Korea in December 1953
T-201 Zaryad Project 3 12/10/1933 26/12/1936 sunk VT-509 transport was damaged by same mine which sank Zaryad[2]
T-202 Buj Project 3 12/12/1933 11/8/1938 sunk sunk by German E-boat[3]
T-203 Patron Project 3 28/12/1933 4/7/1938 sunk
T-204 Fugas Project 3 5/1/1934 10/12/1936 sunk the mine laid by Fugas sunk the German submarine chaser Uj-113 Nordmark[4][5]
T-205 Gafel Project 53-U 11/10/1937 21/7/1939 retired
T-206 Verp Project 53-U 12/10/1937 17/6/1939 sunk
T-207 Shpil Project 53-U 17/11/1937 23/9/1939 retired
T-208 Shkiv Project 53-U 18/11/1937 12/10/1939 sunk sunk by German E-boats S-35 and S-60.
T-209 Kneht Project 53-U 16/6/1938 3/6/1940 sunk
T-210 Gak Project 53-U 8/8/1938 14/11/1939 retired sunk and raised in 1944
T-211 Rym Project 53-U 21/9/1938 25/6/1940 retired
T-212 Shtag Project 53-U 6/6/1938 26/7/1940 sunk
T-213 Krambol Project 53-U 26/8/1938 30/11/1939 sunk
T-214 Bugel Project 53-U 26/8/1938 29/6/1940 sunk sunk 28 August 1941 by mine together with 34 other vessels in Gauntlet in the Gulf of Finland
T-215 Project 53-U 23/4/1939 30/9/1940 retired refitted as floating barracks PKZ-33 in 1961
T-216 Project 53-U 17/9/1939 24/12/1940 sunk sunk 28 August 1941 by mine together with 34 other vessels in Gauntlet in the Gulf of Finland
T-217 Kontr-admiral Yurkovsyu Project 53-U 21/9/1939 5/8/1941 retired scrapped in 1961
T-218 Project 53-U 20/3/1939 23/12/1940 retired refitted as experimental vessel OS-9 in 1957
T-219 Kontr-admiral Horoshhin Project 53-U 27/4/1941 25/9/1944 retired refitted as experimental vessel in 1956
T-220 Tral Project 53-U 10/4/1941 16/10/1946 retired
T-221 Project 53-U 10/4/1941 6/6/1946 retired renamed "Dmitry Lisov" upon completion
T-401 Tral Project 3 5/11/1933 23/12/1936 sunk sunk as target in 1955
T-402 Minrep Project 3 5/11/1933 28/1/1937 sunk
T-403 Gruz Project 3 20/3/1934 25/7/1937 sunk
T-404 Sshit Project 3 17/1/1934 25/7/1937 retired mines of Sshit and Yakor have sunk 1 German minelayer and 2 Romanian minesweepers
T-405 Vzryvatel Project 53 11/8/1936 27/4/1938 sunk heavily damaged by artillery and sank in storm
T-406 Iskatel Project 53 19/9/1936 29/4/1938 retired refitted as experimental vessel in 1954 and survived until 1990
T-407 Mina Project 53 22/12/1936 19/8/1938 retired refitted as training vessel in 1956, scrapped in 1992
T-408 Yakor Project 58 28/3/1937 15/2/1939 retired mines of Sshit and Yakor have sunk 1 German minelayer and 2 Romanian minesweepers
T-409 Garpoon Project 58 27/4/1937 20/2/1939 retired scrapped in 1960
T-410 Vzryv Project 58 29/4/1937 9/3/1939 sunk sinking of Vzryv by German U-19 was a pretext for the Soviets seizing the Romanian fleet in September 1944
T-411 Zasshitnik Project 53 10/8/1936 31/7/1938 sunk
T-412 Arseniy Raskin Project 58 13/4/1939 3/3/1941 retired scrapped in 1957
T-413 Project 58 29/4/1939 21/4/1941 sunk raised and scrapped in 1947
T-414 unique 3/1/1941 17/9/1945 retired was assigned to fleet rebuild/repair query but was never complete
T-415 unique 20/3/1941 5/11/1947 retired built as training vessel UTS-255 after attempted demolition in 1942[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mikhail Monakov, Jurgen Rohwer, "Stalin's Ocean-going Fleet: Soviet Naval Strategy and Shipbuilding Programs 1935-1953", p.137
  2. ^ D.A. Bertke, D. Kindell, G. Smith, "WORLD WAR II SEA WAR VOLUME 4 GERMANY SENDS RUSSIA TO THE ALLIES. Day-to-Day Naval Actions from June 1941 through November 1941", p. 175
  3. ^ D.A. Bertke, D. Kindell, G. Smith, "WORLD WAR II SEA WAR VOLUME 4 GERMANY SENDS RUSSIA TO THE ALLIES. Day-to-Day Naval Actions from June 1941 through November 1941", p. 176
  4. ^ Diving club Divesport, Корабль Nr2 (UJ - 113, Nordmark)
  5. ^ D.A. Bertke, D. Kindell, G. Smith, "WORLD WAR II SEA WAR VOLUME 4 GERMANY SENDS RUSSIA TO THE ALLIES. Day-to-Day Naval Actions from June 1941 through November 1941", p. 114
  6. ^ Тип "Фугас". Т-415
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