Laid down 18 December 1931 Decommissioned 1954 Fate Scrapped ? Launched 15 June 1934 Weight 628.9 tons Draft 2.6 m | Commissioned 18 November 1934 Honours and
awards Guards Construction started 18 December 1931 Length 72 m Displacement 561,500 kg | |
Builder Zhadanova / Voroshilova | ||
"Metel" (from Russian: "Метель" - "Blizzard") was a Guards Torpedo boat, Storm class, 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.
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