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The monument was erected in St. Petersburg on the territory of the Lenexpo exhibition complex (Bolshoi Avenue of Vasilyevsky Island, 103).
You can get to the monument by public transport, more than ten routes of which pass in close proximity.
Stop "Middle Avenue (Nalichnaya Street)".
Free parking is available nearby.
Access is free (even too free), you can touch and climb. There is no security (except for Lenexpo security).
On this day, there was a “Smelt Festival” on the territory of Lenexpo. The square was filled with exhibitions, shopping arcades, and street cafes.
That's why there are a lot of people in the frame.
400 meters north of the boat, there is another naval memorial - “Submarine D-2 Narodovolets”.
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02. We discovered the boat quite by accident when we went to the mentioned holiday, after inspecting Narodovolets.
03. There are no signs of type/project/number/name on the boat itself or its pedestal.
To identify the ship, I re-read several reference books kindly posted on the website Encyclopedia of Ships by Andrey Pupko.
By the way, in my opinion, the best Russian-language encyclopedia on ship topics.
04. Also, through an iterative search, I was able to presumably determine which particular boat was installed as this monument.
In several sources, for example http://russian-ships.info/katera/123.htm, this boat is designated as TK-23 of project 123-K.
I didn’t find any other confirmation about the number, but according to the drawings and descriptions of weapons I found in reference books (type of machine guns, presence of radar, general layout), this is indeed a “Torpedo boat pr.123-K”.
05. Project 123-K was a development of the projects of the published torpedo boats of projects 123 "Komsomolets" (the first boat was launched in 1940) and 123-bis (1944).
123-K is a post-war series (1949-55), improved compared to the previous ones.
Increased speed, changed weapons.
06. A total of 205 boats of this project were built.
This is the last series of MTKA (Small Torpedo Boats) produced in the USSR
07.
08. Several dozen 123-K boats were exported to China, Egypt, Cyprus, North Korea and other countries.
Some were installed as war memorials. Exactly the same boat is parked at the marine terminal in Novorossiysk.
09. On the pedestal, next to the large inscription “1941-1945 To the heroic sailors of the Baltic torpedo boats”, there is
a small plaque with a brief description of the heroic episodes and exploits of the boat sailors.
(let me remind you that the boat itself was produced in the 1950s and did not take part in the battles of the Great Patriotic War)
10. Twin heavy-caliber Vladimirov machine guns (KPV) in the 2M-5 installation. Belt feeding (80 shots per belt).
The 2M-5 units were produced at the Tula Machine-Building Plant.
The youngest is in the shooter's place.
12. Bow part of the deck (tank).
Under the large rectangular cover there should be an engine compartment with an engine.
Designed by a group of designers from plant No. 194 named after Andre Marty under the leadership of chief designer P.I. Taptygin in 1939 and were intended to conduct torpedo attacks in cramped coastal areas.
The boat's hull is made of duralumin with shaped contours in the bow and a straight transom stern. In the bottom, along the entire length of the hull, there was a hollow beam, which played the role of a keel. Along the sides, in the middle part of the hull, below the waterline, there were flat side keels that reduced pitching. The distance between the frames in the bow (spacing) was 20 cm, and in the stern - 25 cm. The deck was straight in the stern with slight bevels at the sides for better drainage of water, and sloping with a slight rise in its level in the bow of the hull. In the middle of the hull there was a closed wheelhouse with observation glasses. Control devices were installed inside the wheelhouse: a steering wheel, an engine telegraph, two tachometers (one per engine), drives for gas control throttles, a magnetic compass, a tablet with maps, and an automatic firing box for launching torpedoes.
Unsinkability was ensured by dividing the hull with waterproof bulkheads into 5 compartments:
- Forepeak;
- Motor;
- Management;
- Fuel;
- Afterpeak.
The power plant is mechanical, two-shaft with two domestic gasoline aviation engines GAM-34F of 1000 hp each. each with reverse gearboxes, with a maximum rotation speed of up to 1850 rpm. The boat's full speed could be used for no more than an hour. The maximum engine speed during combat training operations was allowed no more than 1600 rpm. A working motor started in 6-8 seconds. after switching on. The maximum permissible speed in reverse is 1200. The engine operating time in reverse is 3 minutes. B-70 gasoline was used as fuel. After 150 hours of operation, the new engine required a complete overhaul.
The armament of the boats consisted of:
- Of 2 BS-7 torpedo tubes for two 533 mm torpedoes. Torpedo tubes (TA) are grips for torpedoes (mines), similar to the grips used in military aviation for hanging ammunition under the fuselage of airplanes and helicopters. For onboard dropping of torpedoes, a galvanic ignition device was used, which consisted of two ignition cartridges installed in the torpedo tube, an electrical wire and a galvanic element (battery) when the circuit was closed, current was supplied to the igniter. The advantage of the TA was that they made it possible to fire a salvo from a stop.
- From 1 large-caliber 12.7-mm DShK machine gun with a long barrel of 84.25 caliber, which was located on the roof of the cabin. The fire mode is automatic only, built on the gas principle, and has a muzzle brake. The rate of fire of the installation was 600 rounds/min. with an initial cartridge speed of 850 m/s, firing range up to 3.5 km, ceiling up to 2.4 km. The machine guns are powered by a belt, with 50 rounds per belt. Firing is carried out in bursts of up to 125 rounds, after which cooling is required. The machine gun crew included 2 people. For ease of aiming, a shoulder pad with adjustable shoulder pads is provided. The machine guns had a manual control system with an optical sight. Installation weight - no data.
- Of 4 BM-1 depth charges located in the stern. The total weight of the bomb was 41 kg, and the weight of TNT was 25 kg with a length of 420 mm and a diameter of 252 mm. The immersion speed reached 2.3 m/s, and the damage radius reached 5 meters. The bomb was used for preventive bombing, including for detonating bottom magnetic and acoustic mines from boats and slow-moving ships.
The Shtil-K radio station could operate in telephone mode, had a power of 10-20 W and operated in the range of 75-300 meters with a range of 20 miles.
Construction was carried out at plant No. 194 in Leningrad.
Tactical and technical data of TKA project 123 "Komsomolets"
| Maximum width: | 3.4 meters |
| Full draft: | 1.2 meters |
| Power point: | 2 petrol engines GAM-34F 1000 hp each, 2 propellers, 2 rudders |
| Travel speed: | full 52 knots, economic 17 knots |
| Cruising range: | 345 miles at 17 knots |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points |
| Autonomy: | 1 day |
| Weapons: | . |
| artillery: | 1x1 12.7 mm DShK machine gun |
| torpedo: | 2 rope 533 mm TA |
| anti-submarine: | 1 bomb releaser, 4 BM-1 depth charges |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station "Shtil-K" |
| navigation: | 1 magnetic compass KI-6 |
| Crew: | 6 people (1 officer) |
The total number of boats built from 1939 to 1940 was 1 unit.
Project 123bis torpedo boats
- this is an improved version of the boats developed by the F.L. group. Liventsev at TsKB-32 in 1942, differed from the previous version in a reinforced hull design, Lend-Lease American Packard gasoline engines, reinforced artillery and updated torpedo armament. The conning tower and machine gun mounts were protected with 7 mm armor.
The power plant is mechanical, two-shaft with two Packard gasoline aircraft engines of 1200 hp each. every. The full speed of the boat reached 48 knots. A working motor started in 5-6 seconds. after switching on.
The armament of the boats consisted of:
- Of 2 single-tube torpedo tubes TTKA-45 for two 457 mm torpedoes. Tube devices provided a more favorable microclimate for the torpedo, which was located in the tube.
- Of 2 twin large-caliber 12.7-mm DShK machine guns with a barrel length of 84.25 caliber, which were located one on the roof of the wheelhouse and one in the stern of the boat. The fire mode is automatic only, built on the gas principle, and has a muzzle brake. The rate of fire of the installation was 600 rounds/min. on the barrel at an initial cartridge speed of 850 m/s, firing range up to 3.5 km, ceiling up to 2.4 km. The machine guns are fed with a belt feed, containing 50 rounds per barrel. Firing is carried out in bursts of up to 125 rounds, after which cooling is required. The machine gun crew included 2 people. For ease of aiming, a shoulder pad with adjustable shoulder pads is provided. The machine guns had a manual control system with an optical sight. Installation weight - no data.
- Of the 6 BM-1 depth charges located in the stern. The total weight of the bomb was 41 kg, and the weight of TNT was 25 kg with a length of 420 mm and a diameter of 252 mm. The immersion speed reached 2.3 m/s, and the damage radius reached 5 meters. The bomb was used for preventive bombing, including for detonating bottom magnetic and acoustic mines from boats and slow-moving ships.
The boats were equipped with DA-7 smoke equipment, which was mounted on the stern and was acidic - they used a C-IV mixture (a solution of sulfur dioxide in chlorosulfonic acid) as a smoke-forming substance, which was supplied to the nozzles using compressed air and sprayed into the atmosphere.
Construction was carried out at plant No. 639 in Tyumen.
The lead boat entered service in 1944.
Tactical and technical data of TKA project 123bis
| Maximum width: | 3.44 meters |
| Full draft: | 0.75 meters |
| Power point: | 2 Packard gasoline engines of 1200 hp each, 2 propellers, 2 rudders |
| Travel speed: | full 48 knots, economic 17 knots |
| Cruising range: | 250 miles at 17 knots |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points |
| Autonomy: | 1 day |
| Weapons: | . |
| artillery: | 2x2 12.7 mm DShK machine guns |
| torpedo: | |
| anti-submarine: | 1 bomb releaser, 6 depth charges BM-1 |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station "Shtil-K" |
| navigation: | 1 magnetic compass KI-6 |
| chemical: | smoke equipment DA-7 |
| Crew: | 7 people (1 officer) |
A total of 118 boats were built from 1944 to 1955.
Project M-123bis torpedo boats
- this is a modernized version of the boats developed by the group of V.M. Burlakov at TsKB-19 in 1946 and differed from the previous version in the domestic M-50 diesel engines, which were less fire hazardous than Packard gasoline engines.
The power plant is mechanical, two-shaft with two domestic M-50 diesel engines of 900 hp each. each with reverse gears and a maximum rotation speed of 1600 rpm.
The lead boat entered service with the Black Sea Fleet in 1949.
Tactical and technical data of TKA project M-123bis
| Maximum width: | 3.44 meters |
| Full draft: | 0.76 meters |
| Power point: | 2 diesel engines M-50 900 hp each, 2 propellers, 2 rudders |
| Travel speed: | |
| Cruising range: | 500 miles at 17 knots |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points |
| Autonomy: | 1 day |
| Weapons: | . |
| artillery: | 2x2 12.7 mm DShK machine guns |
| torpedo: | 2 single-pipe 457 mm TA TTKA-45 |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station "Shtil-K" |
| navigation: | 1 magnetic compass KI-6 |
| chemical: | smoke equipment DA-7 |
| Crew: | 7 people (1 officer) |
A total of 50 boats were built from 1949 to 1951.
Project 123K torpedo boats
- this is a corrective version of the boats developed by the group of V.M. Burlakov at TsKB-19 in 1950 and differed from the previous version in that the control of the boat was moved from the wheelhouse to the open bridge, the DA-7 smoke equipment was replaced with smoke bombs - MDSh, and the armor protection of the wheelhouse was removed. In addition, two radars were installed on the boats: state identification "Fakel" and target detection "Zarnitsa" by removing the machine gun mount.
The MDSh naval smoke bomb, adopted for service in 1935, was intended for ships that did not have stationary smoke equipment. A solid smoke mixture based on ammonia and anthracene is used as a smoke generator in the bomb. With a length of 487 mm and a weight of 40-45 kg, its operating time is eight minutes, and the created smoke screen reaches 350 meters in length and 17 meters in height.
Radar "Zarnitsa", designed to detect surface targets and low-flying aircraft. The centimeter wave station with a radiation power of 80 kW was serviced by one operator. The antenna was located on the mast, and the main blocks were located on the deck of the boat. The radar had a detection range of a destroyer up to 14 km, a minesweeper up to 11 km, a torpedo boat up to 6.3 km, a submarine on the surface up to 5 km, submerged with a raised periscope up to 3.7 km, an aircraft at an altitude of 100–300 meters up to 17–30 km (depending on the flight course). The maximum error in determining coordinates by distance was 255 meters, and by heading angle – 2°. The dead zone is up to 315 meters. The station's range resolution is 157 meters and directional resolution is 20°.
The armament of the boats consisted of:
- Of 2 single-tube torpedo tubes TTKA-45-52 for two 457 mm torpedoes. Tube devices provided a more favorable microclimate for the torpedo, which was located in the tube.
- From 1 coaxial 14.5 mm 2M-5 machine gun with a long barrel of 138 caliber, which was located in the stern of the boat. The installation had 2 horizontally mounted KPV machine guns, which were aimed manually by the shooter; there were no guidance drive mechanisms. The calculation included 3 people. To protect the crew from bullets and small fragments, the installation was equipped with horizontal armor 8 mm thick for the front wall and 4 mm for the rear. The rate of fire of the installation was 600 rounds/min. on the barrel at an initial cartridge speed of 850 m/s, sighting range up to 2.5 km, ceiling up to 2 km. The machine guns are fed with a belt feed, containing 80 rounds per barrel. The shooting was carried out only in bursts. The sight made it possible to fire at air targets moving at speeds of up to 250 m/s. Installation weight - 550 kg.
Construction was carried out at plant No. 831 in Feodosia.
The lead boat entered service with the fleet in 1951.
Tactical and technical data of TKA project 123K
| Maximum width: | 3.6 meters |
| Full draft: | 0.8 meters |
| Power point: | 2 diesel engines M-50 900 hp each, 2 propellers, 2 rudders |
| Travel speed: | full 50 knots, economic 17 knots |
| Cruising range: | 400 miles at 17 knots |
| Seaworthiness: | 4 points |
| Autonomy: | 1 day |
| Weapons: | . |
| artillery: | 1x2 14.5 mm machine gun 2M-5 |
| torpedo: | 2 single-pipe 457 mm TA TTKA-45-52 |
| radio engineering: | 1 radio station |
| navigation: | 1 magnetic compass KI-11 |
| chemical: | 3 smoke bombs MDS |
| Crew: | 7 people (1 officer) |
A total of 205 boats were built from 1951 to 1955.
tramp_> In my opinion, the underwater part of the hull contours is primary in this case (after all, the ship moves primarily in water, and not in the air), the conversion of the pr.26 cruiser into the OS-33 experimental vessel with changes in the surface part of the hull did not lead to significant changes in in terms of the characteristics of the ship (if, for example, you do not throw out the boiler room with a corresponding reduction in speed), replacing the carapace deck of the descendant G-5 with a flat one, more typical for a WWII TKA, is more related to the modification of the project in terms of ease of operation of the boat by the crew, maintenance of the vehicle and equipment, replacement, for example 2 456 mm TA for two 533 mm would lead to a change in load, probably a change in the CG, a decrease in the metacentric height, but in general the project would be the same.
So I’m saying that there is no exact and logical definition of when a new ship is a modernization, and when it is a new project. Everyone is his own master, the more so the higher authorities. What they are guided by when determining the degree of modernization is a great mystery. You can discuss a lot on this topic, but you can only get an explanation for yourself personally, an explanation that personally suits my beloved, even those things that cannot be explained logically, but can be explained voluntarily (which is what many bosses do, especially military ones. “I said lumen.” , means lumen"). Or only the one who made this decision can tell, but he will never tell (by the way, the wonderful turn of phrase “making a decision” does not decide, not justify, but accept - this is voluntarism). There may be many reasons, from the reluctance to show to the government that we already have a very wide range of different projects of the same type of ships, to the desire to receive a bonus for the development of a new ship, which is actually a modernization. Such things are now normal not only for the authorities, but also for the respectable public. So the threshold for making a decision or deciding logically or mathematically has dropped dramatically. You can see this very well among young people. The more illiterate a person is, the higher his self-esteem, the more inclined he is to “make decisions,” although after that, it is advisable not to be responsible for the consequences. Sorry for the lyrical digression. I'm continuing on the case.
Take the well-known story with project 1134 and its modifications 1134A, 1134B. Or with the nuclear submarine of project 667. But project 645 is very similar to that of 627, but this is a different project, not a modification. By and large, just think, they installed another pot, so it’s already a different project or something. In both cases, steam turns the turbine, but how it is produced is a somewhat secondary question. Controversial question, right? By the way, regarding OS-33, after testing it was initially planned to return it to its original state, so in principle, this is an explanation for me.
As for the boat, I wrote, all the explanations are in the article, and it seems to me very logical.
tramp_> In my opinion, the underwater part of the hull contours is primary in this case (after all, the ship moves primarily in water, and not in the air), the conversion of the pr.26 cruiser into the OS-33 experimental vessel with changes in the surface part of the hull did not lead to significant changes in in terms of the characteristics of the ship (if, for example, you do not throw out the boiler room with a corresponding reduction in speed), replacing the carapace deck of the descendant G-5 with a flat one, more typical for a WWII TKA, is more related to the modification of the project in terms of ease of operation of the boat by the crew, maintenance of the vehicle and equipment, replacement, for example 2 456 mm TA for two 533 mm would lead to a change in load, probably a change in the CG, a decrease in the metacentric height, but in general the project would be the same.
So I’m saying that there is no exact and logical definition of when a new ship is a modernization, and when it is a new project. Everyone is his own master, the more so the higher authorities. What they are guided by when determining the degree of modernization is a great mystery. You can discuss a lot on this topic, but you can only get an explanation for yourself personally, an explanation that personally suits my beloved, even those things that cannot be explained logically, but can be explained voluntarily (which is what many bosses do, especially military ones. “I said lumen.” , means lumen"). Or only the one who made this decision can tell, but he will never tell (by the way, the wonderful turn of phrase “making a decision” does not decide, not justify, but accept - this is voluntarism). There may be many reasons, from the reluctance to show to the government that we already have a very wide range of different projects of the same type of ships, to the desire to receive a bonus for the development of a new ship, which is actually a modernization. Such things are now normal not only for the authorities, but also for the respectable public. So the threshold for making a decision or deciding logically or mathematically has dropped dramatically. You can see this very well among young people. The more illiterate a person is, the higher his self-esteem, the more inclined he is to “make decisions,” although after that, it is advisable not to be responsible for the consequences. Sorry for the lyrical digression. I'm continuing on the case.
Take the well-known story with project 1134 and its modifications 1134A, 1134B. Or with the nuclear submarine of project 667. But project 645 is very similar to that of 627, but this is a different project, not a modification. By and large, just think, they installed another pot, so it’s already a different project or something. In both cases, steam turns the turbine, but how it is produced is a somewhat secondary question. Controversial question, right? By the way, regarding OS-33, after testing it was initially planned to return it to its original state, so in principle, this is an explanation for me.
As for the boat, I wrote, all the explanations are in the article, and it seems to me very logical.
A model of the Project 123K torpedo boat was installed in Kaliningrad on the banks of the Pregolya River at the intersection of Moskovsky Prospekt and Oktyabrskaya Street.
Access is free, the pedestal is high. There is no security.
The condition is not historical.
Date of filming: June 01, 2015.
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02. The boat is the central element of the Baltic Sailors memorial complex. 
03. The memorial plaques ( , ) of the memorial list the units and formations of the Baltic Fleet that took part in the Great Patriotic War. 
04. Historical monument
municipal significance
Memorial sign
Baltic sailors
1974 
05. On the pedestal there is a model of a torpedo boat of Project 123K with elements of 123-bis and original parts.
The original boat, installed in 1974, was badly damaged by time and vandals. 
06. The local press wrote about the restoration:
For more than a month it was undergoing reconstruction at the Yantar Baltic Shipyard, where shipbuilders manufactured a new hull.
The old one is rusty.
The surviving torpedo tubes, steering wheel and propellers were removed from the former combat vehicle.
The "original" parts were installed on a fresh metal body.
"Komsomolskaya Pravda. Kaliningrad" (04/04/2010)
Yantar specialists carried out serious research work, as a result of which the 123-bis project, whose torpedo boats took part in military operations in the Baltic, was taken as the basis for the model.
The new memorial sign will differ in appearance from its predecessor - a representative of a later, post-war project.
From the 1978 model Komsomolets, only the torpedo tubes remained on the new boat.
"New Kaliningrad" (04/01/2010)
It is difficult to understand why the 123-bis project is mentioned, although the boat is most similar to the 123K.
From 123K - superstructure, radar mast, shape of the stern end.
In addition, the 123K has only one 2M-5 machine gun mount, while the 123-bis has two 2-UK-T.
The differences in silhouettes are obvious: 
Definitely 123K.
Most likely, the desire to pass it off as 123 bis is due to the fact that 123K is a strictly post-war series of boats, and 123 bis managed to successfully fight. 
07. A real rear admiral gives an interview to television crews against the backdrop of a boat and the “House of Soviets” - the most epic Kaliningrad unfinished project of Soviet times. 
08. "Komsomolets" - a series of Soviet small torpedo boats of projects 123, 123bis, M-123bis and 123K.
The lead boat of Project 123 was laid down on July 30, 1939 at the shipyard of the Leningrad plant No. 194 (slipway No. S-505).
Launched on May 16, 1940, entered service on October 25, 1940.
On March 12, 1941 he was enlisted in the Black Sea Fleet.
The characteristics differed significantly from the boats of subsequent series. 
09. After the launch of the lead boat of Project 123, the design bureau of shipyard N 639 began finalizing the project, and in November 1943 the fleet received a new project of boats of the Komsomolets type, designated "123bis".
Until the end of World War II, 31 Project 123bis boats rolled off the stocks of Tyumen Plant No. 639. 
10. In the post-war period, the project of Komsomolets type boats was revised 2 more times, and in 1946-1953, another 205 Komsomolets torpedo boats rolled off the stocks of the Feodosia shipyard No. 831 (50 - project M-123bis and 155 - project 123K ). 
11. A customized boat with a duralumin hull.
The hull is divided into five compartments by waterproof bulkheads.
A hollow keel beam is laid along the entire length of the hull, performing the function of a keel.
To reduce pitching, side keels are installed on the underwater part of the hull.
Two aircraft engines are installed in the housing one behind the other, while the length of the left propeller shaft was 12.2 m, and the right - 10 m.
Torpedo tubes, unlike previous types of boats, are tubular, not trough. 
12. Screws. Possibly original. 
13. Model of the 2M-5 installation with a coaxial 14.5 mm Vladimirov machine gun.
I saw what the original installation looks like in St. Petersburg.
Strange barrels in the foreground (and on the left side of the photo, on the other side) - imitation of BM-1 depth charges 
14. BM-1 (Bomba Malaya, First) was proposed as an auxiliary anti-submarine weapon, as well as as a weapon for slow-moving ships and boats that would not be fast enough to escape the shock wave of the Big Bomb BB-1.
In addition, the “Small Bomb” became a mine clearance tool and was used to detonate enemy acoustic mines. 
15. Torpedo tubes - it seems that the only original detail of the monument. 
16. The main armament of the boat is two 450 mm torpedoes 45-36Н, 45-36НУ in TTKA-45 torpedo tubes (on II-VI series TTKA-45-52).
