Soviet guard ship Metel
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| History | |
|---|---|
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| Builder | Zhadanova / Voroshilova |
| Laid down | 18 December 1931 |
| Launched | 15 June 1934 |
| Commissioned | 18 November 1934 |
| Decommissioned | 1954 |
| Honours and awards | Guards |
| Fate | Scrapped ? |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 619 tons |
| Length | 71.5 m |
| Beam | 7.4 m |
| Draught | 2.6 m |
| Propulsion | 2 turbines, 5700 hp |
| Speed | 23 knots |
| Range | 930 nm at 14 knots |
| Complement | 114 men |
| Armament | two 102 mm guns, three 37 mm guns, three 12,7 machine guns, one torpedo tube, two bomb launchers and 78 mines |
"Metel" (from Russian: "Метель" - "Blizzard") was a Guards Torpedo boat, Storm class, of the Soviet Navy. Commissioned in 1934, it was attached to the Pacific Fleet. During World War II the ship fought mainly against the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Far East. On August 26, 1945 it acquired guards status and the ship's commander, Captain-Lieutenant L. N. Balyakin, was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union on September 14.