P 6-class torpedo boat

P 6-class torpedo boat
Egyptian Navy P 6 torpedo boat, circa 1967
Class overview
NameProject 183 "Bolshevik"
Builders
Operators
Preceded byP 4 class
Succeeded by
Subclasses
Built1949-1960 (Soviet Union)
Completed~421 (Soviet Union)[1]
General characteristics
TypeMotor Torpedo Boat
Displacement67.1 long tons (68.2 t)
Length25.5 m (83 ft 8 in)
Beam6.18 m (20 ft 3 in)
Draft1.24 m (4 ft 1 in)
Propulsion4 × Soviet M-50T diesel engines, 4,800 hp (3,579 kW), 4 shafts
Speed43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi)
Complement14
Sensors and
processing systems
1 × Soviet I band Zarnitsa (Skin Head) navigational radar
Armament
  • 2 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedoes
  • 2 × twin 25 mm 2M-3 autocannons
  • 8 x BB-1 depth charges[1]

The P 6-class torpedo boat, Soviet designation Project 183 Bolshevik, were Soviet wood-hulled motor torpedo boats produced shortly after World War II. They were armed with two twin 25 mm autocannons and two 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedoes.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c "Project 183". RussianShips.info. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ P 6-class torpedo boat
  3. ^ "Large Torpedo Boats of the Bolshevik Type". Atrinaflot.narod.ru. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2023.