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S-Boats in the Polish Navy 1957 - today
Torpedo-S-Boat P- 6 (Projekt 183)
Since the developments for a Torpedo-S-Boat in the GDR did not show the required results the GDR had already accepted an offer of the SU in 1955 to deliver TS-Boats of Type P-6.
The delivery of 27 boats for the build up of a TS-Brigade with three department with nine boats each was the outset of the S-boat-forces of the GDR. The first six boats arrived at Parow on 08.10.1957, followed by three other boats on 19.10.1957.
Drawing from Mehl/Schäfer: Die andere deutsche Marine
Technical Data
| Shipyards | UdSSR | |||||
| Units built | 8 for Poland, totally about 320 | |||||
| From/to | 1971 | |||||
| In Commission | 1971 - ? | |||||
| Displacement | 67 t | |||||
| Length | 25,4 m | |||||
| Beam | 6,2 m | |||||
| Draught | 1,25 m | |||||
| Propulsion | 4 x M 50 F-3 12-cyl. Diesel 1190 HP each | |||||
| Shafts/Propellers | 4 - 4 | |||||
| Speed | 42 kts | |||||
| Complement | 15 (2 Officers, 2 Petty Officers, 11 Ratings | |||||
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Boats of the Type P- 6 in Formation - Picture: Archives Dieter Flohr
Boat 816 at High Speed - Picture: Archives Hans Mehl
Boat of Type P 6 at a Fleet Parade - Picture: Archives Hans Mehl
Boat of Type "P 6" at Full Speed - Picture: Archives Dieter Flohr
Specials:
The boat was constructed in dependence to the American Elco-boats. The hull was built in double-diagonal kraweel (Sibirian spruce, it had an open command bridge for the CO and the Chief Engineer. The torpedoes were steam-gas propelled with a range of 10.000 m at 34 knots. Hydraulic targetting device for the twin mounted guns. Radarsuite "Sarnitza" later "Reja" with identification Friend-Foe "Nichrom".
TS 843 still with "Sarnitza"-Radar - Picture: Archives Förderverein
TS 864 with the new "Reja"-Radar - Picture: Archives Förderverein
Fake Attack off Rügen - Picture: Archives Förderverein
Decommissioning dates and wherabouts of the boats are unknown.