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776:. Uboat.net
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64:Soviet Navy
1562:Categories
1482:Loan from
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1280:Minelayers
1120:Destroyers
1047:Kronshtadt
668:References
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1316:Admirable
1164:Leningrad
815:0321-0626
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493:‹See Tfd›
462:Astrakhan
414:Leningrad
392:MO-4 type
326:‹See Tfd›
309:‹See Tfd›
292:‹See Tfd›
119:Completed
114:1935–1945
106:1935–1945
50:Operators
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1171:Tashkent
1157:Fidonisy
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1074:Svetlana
1058:Cruisers
884:June 21,
878:Archived
825:June 21,
819:Archived
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468:BMO type
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426:GAM-34BS
406:Murmansk
348:for the
273:(8
248:Armament
200:GAM-34BS
138: /
45:MO class
1529:Latvian
1511:Romania
1493:Germany
1257:Yastreb
1218:Mărăşti
1206:Ognevoy
1067:Bogatyr
1020:Revenge
874:Kchf.ru
846:226–228
770:"U-679"
744:"U-250"
653:SKA-084
639:SKA-084
611:SKA-065
605:SKA-074
505:
296:Russian
202:engines
185:Draught
28:SKA-065
1408:A (AG)
1269:Tacoma
1250:Uragan
1192:Opytny
1178:Gnevny
1136:Derzky
1013:Gangut
913:
852:
813:
647:PK-148
599:PK-125
577:MO-113
569:MO-144
537:MO-103
385:PK-139
337:Moshka
243:22 men
165:Length
153:tonnes
74:
61:
1502:Italy
1421:Ronis
1414:Kalev
1309:Fugas
1289:Marti
1143:Orfey
1129:Novik
1102:Kirov
1088:Omaha
905:[
807:32–41
591:MO-65
583:U-679
558:U-250
549:U-250
331:Мошка
302:, an
233:knots
228:Speed
151:50.6
103:Built
1383:Shch
1340:Sh-4
1212:Town
1199:Kiev
911:ISBN
886:2024
850:ISBN
827:2024
811:ISSN
782:2010
756:2010
608:and
544:MO-4
511:70-K
503:lit.
460:and
454:DShK
418:NKVD
352:and
306:for
285:The
264:DShK
259:guns
256:21-K
198:3 ×
177:Beam
132:Type
122:350+
42:Name
1345:G-5
994:of
442:rpm
434:shp
404:in
231:26
215:shp
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1479:US
1470:UK
1448:CB
1350:D3
1322:MT
1244:MO
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500:,
446:PS
438:kW
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334:,
317:,
300:МО
298::
287:MO
269:2
219:kW
211:PS
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1539:C
1533:S
1524:L
1515:E
1506:R
1497:I
1488:G
1458:U
1453:S
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