Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Where were Soviet Sh-4 torpedo boats based?

The Sh-4 served across Soviet waters, but inconsistent built and commissioned totals make its production record difficult to reconstruct.

Baltic SeaBlack SeaSh 4 Torpedo BoatSoviet NavySoviet Pacific Fleet
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Question

Where were the Sh-4 torpedo boats built and based?

Short answer

They were built in several places and assigned across the Baltic, Black Sea, and Pacific, although the surviving built and commissioned totals do not agree.

Notes

Sh-4s were built in several places and distributed widely. Soviet planners tried to base them with the Baltic, Black Sea, and Pacific fleets. The figures given are inconsistent: 36 boats built and 55 commissioned. Repeated commissioning is one possible explanation, while differences involving the building yards remain another unresolved possibility. Those totals therefore cannot establish a firm number of distinct hulls.