Skoryy class destroyer
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The Skoryy class were the first destroyers built for the Soviet Navy after the end of World War II. Seventy (70) ships were built between 1949 and 1953. The ships were derived from the Project 30 Ognevoy class destroyer, but were slightly larger with better sea-keeping. The ships were modernised in the 1950’s with new anti-aircraft guns and anti-submarine mortars. The Soviet Designation was Project 30bis.
[edit] General characteristics
- Displacement: 2,316 long tons (2,353 t) standard, 3,066 LT (3,115 t) full load
- Length: 120.5 metres (395 ft 4 in)
- Beam: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
- Draught: 3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in)
- Machinery: 2 shaft geared turbines, 3 boilers 60,000 shaft horsepower (44,742 kW)
- Speed: 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h/42.0 mph)
- Range: 4,080 nautical miles (7,556 km/4,695 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h/18 mph)
- Armament:
- 4 - 130-millimetre (5.1 in) guns (2 B-2LM twin turrets)
- 2 - 85 mm (3.3 in) guns (1 twin turret)
- 7 - 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
- 10 - 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (2 x 5)
- 60 mines or 52 depth charges
- Modernisation included removing one set of torpedo tubes, replacing the 37mm guns with 57mm guns and adding RBU 2500 anti submarine mortars
- Crew: 286
[edit] Ships
70 ships were built for both the Soviet navy and for export, Soviet ships
- Baltic Fleet - 16 ships, built by Zhdanov yard Leningrad, all names began with letter S
- Black Sea Fleet - 18 ships, built by Nikolaev yards, Names began with letter B
- Northern Fleet - 18 ships built by Severodvinsk yard, Names began with letter O
- Pacific Fleet - 17 ships, built by Komsomolsk na Amure yard, names began with V
Exported ships were:
- Egyptian Navy - six ships
- Indonesian Navy - seven ships
- Polish Navy - 2 ships transferred from Baltic Fleet
The Soviet ships were decommissioned and scrapped between 1965 and 1984
[edit] References
- Gardiner, Robert (ed.) [1995]. Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0851776051. OCLC 34284130. Also published as Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław [1995]. Conway's all the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557501327. OCLC 34267261.
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