50/1 1960
Ernst Thälmann 1975
| 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 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1050 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1337 |
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Length, m |
90.9 |
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Breadth, m |
10.2 |
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Draught, m |
2.90 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 TV-9 geared steam turbines sets, 2 KVG-57/28 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
20000 |
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Max speed, kts |
29 |
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Fuel, t |
oil |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
1000(14.5) |
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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 |
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Sensors |
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 |
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Complement |
168 |
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.
Karl Marx 1965
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016