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-1616 laid down at the Sosnovsky
Shipyard, commissioned on 10 January 1988 and was assigned to the Black Sea Fleet. On
01 August 1997 the torpedo retriever was transferred to the Ukrainian Naval Forces,
with rename to Monastyrische (hull number U891). In 2004 renamed to Kherson. Re-equipment
to the gunboat - added 1x2 23 mm 2M-3M gun. In March 2014 the Ukrainian
gunboat Kherson has raised the Russian flag, all Ukrainian military have left
the ship. Currently, the boat is in storage in Sevastopol.
| 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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