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USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201)

Taramtui I class Corvette:

Laid down in 1984 at Petrovsky Shipyard of Almaz Shipbuilding Co., Leningrad, Russian

Commissioned in to the East German Navy in 1985 as Volksmarine as Rudolf Egelhofer

Acquired by Germany in 1990 after the reunification of Germany renamed Hidedensee (P6166)

Decommissioned in 1991 by the Federal German navy

Acquired by the US Navy Sea System Command for testing and evaluation in November 1991

Placed in service, 14 February 1992, as USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201)

Placed out ofservice, 18 April 1996

Donated 14 June 1997 to the Battleship Cove Museum, Fall River, MA.

Final Disposition, scrapped at Bridgeport, CT. in 2023

Specifications:
Displacement 488 t. net 549 t. gross
Length 183.9''
Beam 34.5'
Draft 8.2'
Speed 42 kts.
1,900 mi at 14 knots
Complement 50
Armament
two AK-630 30 mm Gatling guns
four KT-138E P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 Styx) anti-ship missile launchers
one quad FAM-14 Strela 2 (SA-N-5) surface-to-air missile launcher
two PK-16 chaff launcher
Propulsion Combined Gas or Gas System (COGOG)
two DR077 12,000 hp (8,948 kW) gas turbines
two DM076 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) gas turbines

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094699901 1335k A port bow view of USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) moored at Naval Sea Systems Command facility, Solomons Annex, MD., 25 August 1993. The Soviet-built Tarantul I class missile corvette was acquired from the Federal German navy in November 1991, and is currently undergoing testing and evaluation by the U.S. Navy.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484157) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05849.jpeg John Spivey

094699902 2493k A view of the AE-176 76.2mm/59 caliber dual-purpose gun on the bow of USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility, 25 August 1993. Solomons Annex, MD.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484160) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05852.jpeg John Spivey

094699925 157k Starboard bow view of USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) while moored at Naval Sea Systems Command facility, Solomons Annex, MD., 25 August 1993.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery Robert Hurst

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NAID 6484177 1890k Interior views of the bridge of USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484177) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05869.jpeg and
US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484154) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05846.jpeg John Spivey

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094699904 1327k A port quarter view of USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. art of the East German navy, the ship was renamed HIDDENSEE after the reunification of Germany in 1990.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484158) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05850.jpeg John Spivey

094699905 4468k A starboard bow view of the USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. The guided missile frigate USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7) is moored behind Hiddensee and two Coast Guard buoy tender target hulks are in the background
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484154) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05846.jpeg John Spivey

094699907 2915k A console in the radar plot room of USNS Heddensee (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484179) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05871.jpeg John Spivey

094699908 2592k A view of the combat information center of the USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484178) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05870.jpeg John Spivey

094699909 1859k A view of one of the AK-630 30mm/65 caliber multi-barrel close-in weapons systems aboard the USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484161) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05853.jpeg John Spivey

094699921 1643k A front view of the open No. 4 launch tube for the P-15 SS-N-2c Styx SSM is unloaded from the No. 4 missile tube aboard the USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484171) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05863.jpeg John Spivey

094699910 2121k An interior view of the No. 4 launch tube for the P-15 SS-N-2c Styx SSM is unloaded from the No. 4 missile tube aboard the USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484172) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05843.jpeg John Spivey

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NAID 6484166 2270k A P-15 SS-N-2c Styx SSM is unloaded from the No. 4 missile tube aboard USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993.
US Navy Photos by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484166) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05858.jpeg,
US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484170) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05862.jpeg,
US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484168) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05860.jpeg,
US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484167) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05859.jpeg and
US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484165) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05857.jpeg John Spivey

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094699922 1702k A P-15 SS-N-2c Styx SSM from the Soviet-built Tarantul I class missile corvette USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201), at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. This Soviet-developed missile first entered operational service in 1973. It uses a solid fuel booster for the launch/acceleration phase and a liquid fuel turbojet sustainer motor for the cruise phase. The 21-foot-long missile weighs 5,570 pounds and has an 1,100-pound warhead. It has a 45 nautical mile range and uses an active radar-infrared homing system
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484169) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05861.jpeg John Spivey

094699912 802k A view of the interior of the AK-176 76.2mm/59 caliber DP gun mount of USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484174) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05866.jpeg John Spivey

094699915 3003k A view of the AE-176 76.2mm/59 caliber dual-purpose gun on the bow of the USNS Hiddnsee (185NS9201) moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484159) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05851.jpeg John Spivey

094699918 2086k A view of the back side of the mast of USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) with the Square Head identification-friend-or-foe (IFF) receiver on the top left and the High Pole-B electronic warfare (EW) antenna on the top right. The ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993.
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484162) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05854.jpeg John Spivey

094699919 2927k A front view of mast of mast of the USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) showing the High Pole-B EW antenna and the Square Head IFF receiver on the back side. On the front is the Plank Shave missile targeting radar antenna. Atop the bridge is a Kivach 3 surface search radar antenna. The dome unit above that is the Bass Tilt gunfire control radar antenna which controls both the AK-176 and the AK-630 gun systems. The ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1995
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484163) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05853.jpeg John Spivey

094699923 3795k A view of the superstructure of the USNS HIDDENSEE (185NS9201) while the ship is at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1995. The ships main armament is the P-15 SS-N-2c Styx SSM. It also carries a bow-mounted AE-176 76.2mm/59 caliber DP gun. On top of the bridge is a Kivach 3 surface search radar antenna. Above that is the Bass Tilt gunfire control radar antenna. Atop the mast is the High Pole-B EW antenna and the Square Head IFF. The solid bar antenna is for the Plank Shave missile targeting radar
US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484156) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05848.jpeg John Spivey

094699924 220k Heddensee as a museum ship at the Battleship Cove Museum, Fall River, MA., 27 August 2007.
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094699901	1335k	A port bow view of *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** moored at Naval Sea Systems Command facility, Solomons Annex, MD., 25 August 1993. The Soviet-built Tarantul I class missile corvette was acquired from the Federal German navy in November 1991, and is currently undergoing testing and evaluation by the U.S. Navy. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484157) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05849.jpeg	John Spivey
094699902	2493k	A view of the AE-176 76.2mm/59 caliber dual-purpose gun on the bow of *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility, 25 August 1993. Solomons Annex, MD. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484160) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05852.jpeg	John Spivey
094699925	157k	Starboard bow view of *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** while moored at Naval Sea Systems Command facility, Solomons Annex, MD., 25 August 1993. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery	Robert Hurst
094699903 NAID 6484177	1890k	Interior views of the bridge of *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993 US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484177) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05869.jpeg and US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484154) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05846.jpeg	John Spivey
094699906 NAID 6484154	2135k		John Spivey
094699904	1327k	A port quarter view of *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. art of the East German navy, the ship was renamed HIDDENSEE after the reunification of Germany in 1990. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484158) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05850.jpeg	John Spivey
094699905	4468k	A starboard bow view of the *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201) moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. The guided missile frigate USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7) is moored behind Hiddensee** and two Coast Guard buoy tender target hulks are in the background US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484154) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05846.jpeg	John Spivey
094699907	2915k	A console in the radar plot room of *USNS Heddensee* (185NS9201)** while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484179) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05871.jpeg	John Spivey
094699908	2592k	A view of the combat information center of the *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484178) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05870.jpeg	John Spivey
094699909	1859k	A view of one of the AK-630 30mm/65 caliber multi-barrel close-in weapons systems aboard the *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484161) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05853.jpeg	John Spivey
094699921	1643k	A front view of the open No. 4 launch tube for the P-15 SS-N-2c Styx SSM is unloaded from the No. 4 missile tube aboard the *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484171) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05863.jpeg	John Spivey
094699910	2121k	An interior view of the No. 4 launch tube for the P-15 SS-N-2c Styx SSM is unloaded from the No. 4 missile tube aboard the *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484172) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05843.jpeg	John Spivey
094699911 NAID 6484166	2270k	A P-15 SS-N-2c Styx SSM is unloaded from the No. 4 missile tube aboard *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. US Navy Photos by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484166) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05858.jpeg, US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484170) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05862.jpeg, US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484168) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05860.jpeg, US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484167) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05859.jpeg and US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484165) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05857.jpeg	John Spivey
094699913 NAID 6484170	1428k
094699914 NAID 6484168	1841k
094699916 NAID 6484167	190k4
094699917 NAID 6484165	1486k
094699922	1702k	A P-15 SS-N-2c Styx SSM from the Soviet-built Tarantul I class missile corvette *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)*, at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. This Soviet-developed missile first entered operational service in 1973. It uses a solid fuel booster for the launch/acceleration phase and a liquid fuel turbojet sustainer motor for the cruise phase. The 21-foot-long missile weighs 5,570 pounds and has an 1,100-pound warhead. It has a 45 nautical mile range and uses an active radar-infrared homing system US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484169) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05861.jpeg*	John Spivey
094699912	802k	A view of the interior of the AK-176 76.2mm/59 caliber DP gun mount of *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484174) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05866.jpeg	John Spivey
094699915	3003k	A view of the AE-176 76.2mm/59 caliber dual-purpose gun on the bow of the *USNS Hiddnsee* (185NS9201)** moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484159) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05851.jpeg	John Spivey
094699918	2086k	A view of the back side of the mast of *USNS Hiddensee* (185NS9201)** with the Square Head identification-friend-or-foe (IFF) receiver on the top left and the High Pole-B electronic warfare (EW) antenna on the top right. The ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1993. US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484162) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05854.jpeg	John Spivey
094699919	2927k	A front view of mast of mast of the USNS Hiddensee (185NS9201) showing the High Pole-B EW antenna and the Square Head IFF receiver on the back side. On the front is the Plank Shave missile targeting radar antenna. Atop the bridge is a Kivach 3 surface search radar antenna. The dome unit above that is the Bass Tilt gunfire control radar antenna which controls both the AK-176 and the AK-630 gun systems. The ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1995 US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484163) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05853.jpeg	John Spivey
094699923	3795k	A view of the superstructure of the USNS HIDDENSEE (185NS9201) while the ship is at Solomons Annex, 25 August 1995. The ships main armament is the P-15 SS-N-2c Styx SSM. It also carries a bow-mounted AE-176 76.2mm/59 caliber DP gun. On top of the bridge is a Kivach 3 surface search radar antenna. Above that is the Bass Tilt gunfire control radar antenna. Atop the mast is the High Pole-B EW antenna and the Square Head IFF. The solid bar antenna is for the Plank Shave missile targeting radar US Navy Photo by Don S. Montgomery-US National Archives and Records Administration Identifier (NAID 6484156) Local ID: 330-CFD-DN-SC-93-05848.jpeg	John Spivey
094699924	220k	*Heddensee* as a museum ship at the Battleship Cove Museum, Fall River, MA., 27 August 2007. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Deed	Wikimaster97commons - Own work