MO-class small guard ship

	MO-4 type during World War II
Class overview
Name	MO
Operators	Soviet Navy
Succeeded by	OD200 class
Subclasses	MO-1, MO-2, MO-3, MO-4, BMO
Built	1935–1945
In service	1935–1945
Completed	350+
General characteristics MO-4 Type
Type	Guard ship/submarine chaser
Displacement	50.6 tonnes (49.8 long tons; 55.8 short tons) (standard); 56.5 tonnes (55.6 long tons; 62.3 short tons) (full load);
Length	26.9 m (88 ft 3 in)
Beam	4.02 m (13 ft 2 in)
Draught	1.35 m (4 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	3 × GAM-34BS engines; Total power; 2,025 shp (1,510 kW) – 2,550 shp (1,900 kW);
Speed	26 knots (48 km/h) – 27.4 knots (50.7 km/h)
Complement	22 men
Armament	2 × 1 – 45 mm (1.8 in) 21K guns; 2 × 1 – 12.7 mm (0.50 in) DShK machine guns; 2 Depth charge launchers.;

The MO (Russian: Малый Охотник, Malyj Okhotnik; English: Small Hunter, nickname Moshka (Midge) is a class of small ships produced before and during World War II for the Soviet Navy. Their primary function originally was anti-submarine warfare. During the war they carried out many additional roles from supporting landing operations to escorting convoys. Over 350 ships were built.

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