The
Torpedo Retrievers is utilized in support of torpedo exercises. It is designed
as retrieve torpedoes in the sea. The boat had their aft ends cut away and are
open to the sea, and an inclined deck from about deckhouse to the stern. The retrievers
jump into action thenever a submarine or warship has firing practice torpedo.
They chase a torpedo as it nears the end of its run, toss a lasso over it and
wiggle the torpedo aboard. Torpedo Retriever TL-1133 laid down at the Sosnovsky
Shipyard (yard No.2184), commissioned in 1976 and was assigned to the Black Sea
Fleet. In 2011 the torpedo retriever was transferred to the Baltic Fleet.
In 2018 the torpedo retriever was excluded from the lists of the Baltic Fleet.
| Specifications |
| Displacement (tons): | | Standard: | 269 |
| Full load: | 310 |
| Dimensions (m): | | Length: | 48,6 |
| Beam: | 9 | | Draft: | 2,22 |
| Speed (knots): | 28,7 |
| Range: | 1250 nmi (15,5 knots),
1116 nmi (28,7 knots) | | Autonomy (days): | 8 |
| Propulsion: | 2x5000 hp M-504B
diesels, 2 fixed propellers, 2 D6-150AF-2 diesel-generators x150 kW |
| Electronics: | Mius navigation
radar, MG-329 Sheksna sonar | | Cargo: | 6-8
533 mm torpedoes | | Complement: | 20 |
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