Skoryy-class destroyer

Project 30bis Skoryy-class destroyer
Class overview
Operators:
Preceded by: Ognevoy-class
Succeeded by: Neustrashimy class
Built: 1949-53
In service: 1949-1984
Completed: 70
General characteristics
Displacement: 2,316 long tons (2,353 t) standard, 3,066 long tons (3,115 t) full load
Length: 120.5 m (395 ft 4 in)
Beam: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draught: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion: 2 shaft geared turbines, 3 boilers 60,000 shp (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)
Complement: 286
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Radars : Gyus-1, Ryf-1, Redan-2, Vympel-2
  • Sonar Tamir-5h
Armament:
  • 2 × 2 - 130 mm (5.1 in) B-2LM guns
  • 1 × 2 - 85 mm (3.3 in) AA guns
  • 7 × 1 - 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 2 × 5 - 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 60 mines or 52 depth charges
  • Modernisation included removing one set of torpedo tubes, replacing the 37  mm guns with 57  mm guns and adding RBU 2500 anti-submarine rockets

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 Soviet designation was Project 30bis.

Design

The ships were derived from the Project 30 Ognevoy class destroyer, but were slightly larger with better sea-keeping and significantly increased endurance. These ships were longitudinally framed and completely welded. The ships were built in 101 modular pre-fabricated sections which led to rapid building times. The machinery and main armament was essentially identical to those of the Ognevoy class destroyers but the boilers employed forced draught for increased power.

Modernisation

The ships were modernised in the 1950s with new anti-aircraft guns and anti-submarine mortars and updated sensors (new radar and sonar). One bank of torpedo tubes were removed and extra accommodation (deckhouses) added.

Ships

70 ships were built for both the Soviet navy and for export, this is the largest production run for any large Soviet surface warship.

Soviet ships:

Exported ships were:

The Soviet ships were decommissioned and scrapped between 1965 and 1984

ORP Wicher of the Polish Navy

See also

References

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