Profile drawing of Flottentorpedoboot T33
102,5mOverall length
1754tMaximum displacement
32,3 knMaximum speed
206Complement

Design and service

The story of Flottentorpedoboot T33

T33 (disarmed as Promernyy in the 1950s) Flottentorpedoboot T33 was attached to the 5th torpedo boat flotilla after being commissioned. It supported retreating German army units in the Baltic Sea and survived the war. Handed over to the Russians, it entered Soviet Navy lists on 5 November 1945 and taken over by a Russian crew on 1 January 1946. Transferred to Libau on 5 January 1946 it was renamed to Primernyy on 13 February 1946. Between 15 February 1946 and 21 December 1955 the ships was part of the North Baltic fleet, on 30 November 1954 it was converted into a floating barrack and renamed to PKZ-63 on 28 December 1954. Removed from the fleet lists on 9 November 1956, it was scrapped in Tallin in 1957-1958.

At a glance

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament, protection and performance.

Dimensions

Size (Max)
1754t
Length (Total)
102,5m
Length (Waterline)
97,0 m
Beam
10,0 m
Draft
3,22 m
Crew
206

Armament

10,5 cm L/45 C/32
4
3,7 cm L/83 C/30
4
2 cm MG L/65 C/39
2-9
53,3 cm Torpedo tubes
6
Mines
50

Machinery

Shafts
2
Turbines
2
Type
Wagner Type Geared Turbines (Schichau build)

Performance

Total Performance
32560 shp
Speed
32,3 kn
Range
2400 sm at 19 kn

Construction record

Flottentorpedoboot T33

Laid down
Schichau Elbing, 1942
Launched
04.09.1943
Commissioned
15.06.1944
Fate
scrapped 1957-1958
Cost
5,7 Mio Reichsmark