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BK-472 armoured motor gunboats (project 192) (1951)

BK-472 1951

Names

ΑΚ-472, 473 [BK-472, 473], 5.1966- AK-472, 473

Builders

Izhorskiy Wks, Kolpino: BK-472, 473

Commissioned

12/1951: BK-472, 473

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1970s: AK-472, 473

 

Displacement standard, t

61

Displacement full, t

BK-472: 64

BK-473: 65

Length, m

BK-472: 27.5

BK-473: 27.3

Breadth, m

4.42

Draught, m

BK-472: 0.73

BK-473: 0.74

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 M-50 diesels

Power, h. p.

2000

Max speed, kts

BK-472: 22.8

BK-473: 22.6

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

BK-472: 610(14)

BK-473: 640(14)

Armour, mm

belt: 18, deck: 10, turret: 30 - 20, CT: 24 - 10

Armament

1 x 1 - 85/55 MK-85, 2 x 2 - 14.5/93, 8 mines

Complement

15

 

Project history: Improved Project 191M with thicker armour, angled at 15°. Designed by TsKB-19.

Ship protection: Citadel and turret were protected by splinter-proof armour.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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