Mikoyan 1942
more than 1000 BRT
|
Name |
Launched // Comm. |
Builder |
Tonnage, BRT or Disp., t |
Dimensions, m |
Speed, kts |
Engine, Power hp |
Armament |
Fate |
| Микоян <Mikoyan> (ex-А. Микоян <A. Mikoyan>, ex-О. Ю. Шмидт <O. Yu. Shmidt>) | 1938 // 8/1941 | Nikolayev | 11000 | 106.6x23.1x9.2 | 15.5 | 9900 | 3 - 130/51, 4 - 76/55 | to mercantile service 11/1941 |
| В. Молотов <V. Molotov> | 24/4/1941 // 8/1941 | Leningrad | 11000 | 106.7x23.1x8.0 | 15.5 | 11400 | 3 - 130/51, 2 - 76/30 | to mercantile service 2/1944 |
Ship project history: Arctic icebreakers of project 51. 28/6/1941 in propagation time of commissioning trials Mikoyan was mobilized, converted to AMC and 26/8/1941 was commissioned by Black Sea Fleet. V. Molotov was completed as AMC 8/8/1941, re-classified as armed icebreaker 19/10/1941.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In November, 1941 A. Mikoyan was disarmed, then passed to North and was used on initial purpose with armament consisted from 3 76mm/50 Mk22 (US) guns and 8 single 20mm/70 Oerlikons. V. Molotov was transferred to mercantile service 2/2/1944 and served in Arctic till 1966.
Mikoyan
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