The P-6-class – also known as Projeckt 183 Bolshevik in the USSR – was the last mass-produced wood-hulled motor torpedo boat class after the Second World War. Originally, each was armed with two tubes for 533mm torpedoes and two 2M-3 twin 25mm autocannons. Starting in 1949, over 420 were manufactured in total. They displaced 68.2 tons and could reach a speed of 43 knots. The Iraqi Navy acquired a total of six P-6s between 1959 and 1962, and was generally satisfied with them, but also happy to replace them with Projeckt 205-class missile boats, which offered much superior firepower. Indeed, all six P-6s were kept in service into 1980, even though they had their torpedo tubes removed. Relegated to the role of patrol boats, and now in far-from-ideal condition, Iraqi P-6s still saw some action during early clashes with the Iranian navy, but two were confirmed as destroyed in October and November 1980. (Artwork by Ivan Zajac)