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ť Topic: Some photos in Russian part of Internet
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Some photos probably would be familiar to you, but some I think a very rare. I was searching for Vosper photos for about a year, but some of photos I found may be a month ago.
There is one very good site www.tsushima.su The only problem is that it's completely in Russian language.
So here are some photos posted at that forum:
Vosper boats in Stambul Turkey during return by SU Black Sea fleet 1954:

[image]http://s017.radikal.ru/i411/1204/41/87abf96d133c.jpg[/image]

[image]http://s019.radikal.ru/i613/1204/68/02cb071304d7.jpg[/image]

[image]http://s019.radikal.ru/i608/1204/d8/e1fbc819b881.jpg[/image]

[image]http://s019.radikal.ru/i639/1204/8c/949727726b73.jpg[/image]

[image]http://s019.radikal.ru/i605/1204/56/3da5d0a158d7.jpg[/image]

Vospers are BPT, not exactly the one I need, but transom with mufflers could be seen.
There are some other boats not familiar to me. I think their photos would be useful too.

Posted By: IgorNSK | Posted on: Feb 11, 2013 - 5:35am
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One more:

[image]http://s54.radikal.ru/i146/1009/6e/695c6b4e55af.jpg[/image]

It is signed as 1944 Constanta Black Sea fleet.

Posted By: IgorNSK | Posted on: Feb 11, 2013 - 5:42am
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Northen fleet Higgins
[image]http://s54.radikal.ru/i144/0905/16/a3acc4b4c41d.jpg[/image]

Posted By: IgorNSK | Posted on: Feb 11, 2013 - 6:01am
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1944 Constanta Black Sea
[image]http://s44.radikal.ru/i103/0905/b7/cd2e6bac1a2f.jpg[/image]

Posted By: IgorNSK | Posted on: Feb 11, 2013 - 6:04am
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This are from RGAKFD (Russian State Archive of Photo Documents) Original photos must be much better. Vosper:
[image]http://victory.rusarchives.ru/img/photos/1752_1993879813_big.jpg[/image]
Higgins:
[image]http://victory.rusarchives.ru/img/photos/1753_2051005928_big.jpg[/image]
I think that there is chance to get a copy of some photos in that archive. But they are not for free.

Posted By: IgorNSK | Posted on: Feb 11, 2013 - 6:27am
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Higgins in SU fleet
[image]http://waralbum.ru/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/9896655.2jhwa50tvt8gos0wgcggowkgo.ejcuplo1l0oo0sk8c40s8osc4.th.jpeg[/image]

Posted By: IgorNSK | Posted on: Feb 11, 2013 - 6:41am
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I think this are Higgins boats. It's also SU fleet:
[image]http://www.wreck.ru/forums/files/27-20090417090648.jpg[/image]

Posted By: IgorNSK | Posted on: Feb 11, 2013 - 6:45am
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Igor . . .

Welcome aboard, and thanks for posting these great Russian photos. I hope you continue to participating on this board. Your project and information is greatly appreciated.

All the best,
Dick . . .

Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Feb 11, 2013 - 8:03am
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Despite the image quality, what great photos!! I've only seen one of them before, that of the bow view of the Higgins boats. The first photo in the series is interesting as it is of the 63' MIAMI Design 293 PTCs. Haven't seen many of them, particularly in Soviet service.

Al Ross

Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Feb 11, 2013 - 8:59am
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING US VIEW THESE PHOTOGRAPHS. I PARTICULARLY LIKE THE 110 FOOT SUBCHASER LEADING THE TWO HIGGINS BOATS.

Steve Tuhy

Posted By: Steve Tuhy | Posted on: Feb 11, 2013 - 10:03am
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Here are two more photos. This one I don't remember in what place was taken. It shows boat from the first picture posted in this thread. I took it for Higgins one.
[image]http://i52.fastpic.ru/big/2013/0212/83/dcb5827beeff4c1b2a1215d3a4fb9a83.jpg[/image]

This shows Vospers. I don't know in what fleet they were. I can say for sure that it is SU.
[image]http://i54.fastpic.ru/big/2013/0212/5c/c5663a0ef477cd538c66cee015bba95c.jpg[/image]

Posted By: IgorNSK | Posted on: Feb 12, 2013 - 8:53am
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One more Vosper boat. It's from www.waralbum.ru Also SU fleet.
[image]http://i037.radikal.ru/1301/dd/9ceb3918e651.jpg[/image]

Posted By: IgorNSK | Posted on: Feb 12, 2013 - 8:58am
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In the first photo - the one of the SC and PTC, do I see the letters PTC on the port bow of the PTC?

Posted By: TGConnelly | Posted on: Feb 12, 2013 - 10:37am
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Here I found one more. Quality is bad.
[image]http://s002.radikal.ru/i198/1105/24/c7b8850dbb5b.jpg[/image]

Posted By: IgorNSK | Posted on: Feb 14, 2013 - 8:43am
Total Posts: 53 | Joined: Jan 20, 2021 - 11:13am

TK 222 (PT 294) Northen fleet 1944
[image]http://s56.radikal.ru/i153/1105/98/73d310d17d6d.jpg[/image]

Posted By: IgorNSK | Posted on: Feb 14, 2013 - 8:46am
Total Posts: 53 | Joined: Jan 20, 2021 - 11:13am