Shark class

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Ship data
country German Democratic RepublicGDR (naval war flag) GDR
Ship type Submarine
Shipyard VEB Peenewerft Wolgast
Construction period 1964 to 1966
Units built 12
period of service 1965 to 1984
Ship dimensions and crew
length
51.57 m ( Lüa )
width 6.60 m
Draft Max. 2.43 m
displacement 320  t
 
crew 29
Machine system
machine 1 × diesel engine 40 DM,
1 × gas turbine set
Machine
performance 		15,500 hp (11,400 kW)
Top
speed 		32 kn (59 km / h)
propeller 3 × controllable pitch propellers
Armament
Sensors

Shark class is the name for a series of Project 12 submarines that were developed and built for the People's Navy . The ships, initially referred to as submarine hunters , were later classified as small anti-submarine ships (UAW ships) .

development

The ships were developed to replace the SO-1 class boats (Project 201M). Before the start of series production, two prototypes were first built by VEB Peenewerft Wolgast from 1961 :

Project 12.1V (Hai I)

The ship was 48.7 m long and had a displacement of 278 t. The drive consisted of two diesel engines of the type 6KVD-43Au, which acted on the outer shafts. The center shaft was driven by a Soviet D 40 diesel engine. For the anti-submarine were four RBU-1200 , four single launcher and two outlet stages for six depth charges installed. Several systems have been tried as artillery . The ship was put into service on November 26, 1963 and after completion of the tests used for the school boat department. The decommissioning took place on November 2, 1970.

Project 12.3 (Hai II)

The second pre-series ship was 51.7 m long and displaced 316 t. A gas turbine system was used for the first time to drive the outer shafts . The Pirna 014 jet engine developed for the aviation industry generated the energy for two utility gas turbines, each with 3677 kW acting on two controllable pitch propellers . This gas turbine configuration was known as the Pirna 051/1 and was only used at high speed levels in submarine hunting. For the cruise , the medium shaft was again driven by a type D 40 diesel engine. The anti-submarine armament consisted of four RBU-1200s and two drainage platforms for ten depth charges each. Two 2M-3s were installed as anti-aircraft guns . The ship was presented to the public on October 7, 1964 at a fleet parade. As a test ship, it remained in service until April 21, 1983.

Shark III class

The experience and knowledge gained with the pre-series ships led to the improved project 12.4 and series production at VEB Peenewerft Wolgast. The deck structure was modified several times after delivery, in particular the exhaust shaft for the gas turbine and the four-legged mast for the fire control radar .

The propulsion system was identical to Project 12.3, as was the anti-submarine armament. The artillery consisted of two fully automatic AK-230s with the PUS M-104 "Rys" ( NATO Code Drum Tilt ) as fire control radar. The sensors were a radar type Reja (NATO reporting Pot Head ), a sonar type KLA-58 and installations for the identification friend or foe installed.

The ships were named after the district towns of the three northern districts and were stationed with the 1st flotilla and the 4th flotilla . The ship IDs were changed several times during the service period. From 1981 the Hai III class was replaced by the new Parchim class .

units
Project no. Surname Commissioning Decommissioning
12,401 Grevesmühlen July 5, 1965 October 21, 1983
12,402 Gadebusch July 5, 1965 2nd August 1983
12,403 Wismar July 5, 1965 May 2, 1980
12,404 Sternberg July 5, 1965 February 28, 1984
12,405 Parchim July 5, 1965 October 31, 1980
12,406 Ludwigslust December 1, 1965 November 1, 1982
12,407 Pearl Mountain January 8, 1966 April 3, 1981
12,408 Bad Doberan January 8, 1966 December 29, 1981
12,409 Bützow 4th November 1966 July 10, 1981
12,410 Luebz 4th November 1966 October 8, 1981
12,411 Ribnitz-Damgarten 4th November 1966 June 15, 1983
12,412 Teterow 4th November 1966 January 10, 1983

See also

literature

  • Siegfried Breyer / Peter Joachim Lapp: The People's Navy of the GDR . Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 1985, ISBN 3-7637-5423-7 , pp. 125-129 .
  • Hans Mehl / Knut Schäfer / Ulrich Israel: From the coastal defense boat to the rocket ship . Military Publishing House of the German Democratic Republic, Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-327-00075-1 , p. 64-67 .

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