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IMPERIAL RUSSIAN NAVY / SOVIET NAVY (RUSSIA / USSR)

COASTAL FORCES

S.K.13 motor launches (1916-1917)

S.K.13 (Chrichton-built ML) 1917

Vega-built ML 1917

Names

ÑÊ-13 [SK-13]

ÑÊ-14 [SK-14]

ÑÊ-16 [SK-16]

ÑÊ-17 [SK-17]

ÑÊ-19 [SK-19]

ÑÊ-25 - 58 [SK-25-58]

Builders

Crichton, Abo or Vega Bureau, Borgo: SK-13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 25-58

Commissioned

1916 - 1917: SK-13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 25-58

Losses

SK-13 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-14 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-16 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-17 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-19 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-25 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-26 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-27 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-28 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-29 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-30 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-31 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-32 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-33 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-34 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-35 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-36 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-37 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-38 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-39 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-40 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-41 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-46 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-49 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-51 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-52 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-53 (captured by Finland 4.1918), SK-57 (captured by Finland 4.1918)

Transfers

none

Discarding

1923: SK-42

1927: SK-43 - 45, 47, 48, 50, 54 - 56, 58

 

Displacement normal, t

Crichton built: 16

Vega built: 20

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

Crichton built: 17.2

Vega built: 21.2

Breadth, m

Crichton built: 2.84

Vega built: 3.20

Draught, m

Crichton built: 1.10

Vega built: 1.40

No of shafts

2

Machinery

Crichton built: 2 gasoline engines

Vega built: 2 petrol engines

Power, h. p.

Crichton built: 240

Vega built: 300

Max speed, kts

15

Fuel, t

Crichton built: gasoline

Vega built: petrol

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 1 x 1 - 7.6/94

Complement

 

 

Project history: Patrol motor launches built on Finnish yards, intended for service in Finnish sounds area.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: SK-42 - 45, 47, 48, 50, 54 - 56 and 58 were also captured by Finnish in April 1918 but transferred them to USSR in 1922.

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