Soviet guard ship Metel

"Metel" (from Russian: "Метель" - "Blizzard") was a Guards Uragan-class guard ship, of the Soviet Navy. Commissioned in 1934, it was attached to the Pacific Fleet. During World War II the ship fought mainly against the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Far East. On August 26, 1945 it acquired guards status and the ship's commander, Captain-Lieutenant L. N. Balyakin, was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union on September 14.

History
Naval Ensign of the Soviet UnionSoviet Union
BuilderNo.190 Zhdanov, Leningrad / No.202 Dalzavod, Vladivostok
Laid down18 December 1931
Launched15 June 1934
Commissioned18 November 1934
Decommissioned1954
Honours and
awards
Guards
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Displacement619 tons
Length71.5 m
Beam7.4 m
Draught2.6 m
Propulsion2 turbines, 5700 hp
Speed23 knots
Range930 nm at 14 knots
Complement114 men
Armamenttwo 102 mm guns, three 37 mm guns, three 12,7 machine guns, one torpedo tube, two bomb launchers and 78 mines
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