Soviet monitor Zhelezniakov

Zhelezniakov is a river monitor of the Soviet Navy (Project SB-37), the lead ship of its class of six ships. Completed during the 1930s it participated in World War II and was the only one of its class that survived the war.

History
Soviet Union
Name	Zhelezniakov
Laid down	November 1934
Launched	22 November 1935
Completed	October 1936
Fate	Converted to a hulk, 11 March 1958
Status	Museum ship since 10 July 1967
General characteristics
Type	Monitor
Tonnage	263 tonnes (259 long tons; 290 short tons)
Length	51.2 metres (168 ft)
Beam	8.2 metres (27 ft)
Draft	.9 metres (2 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	4 diesels (280 hp), 2 screws
Speed	8.3 kn (15 km/h; 10 mph)
Endurance	3,700 nautical miles
Crew	78
Armament	1 x 2 - 102/43 MK-2-4 2 x 1 - 45/43 40K 2 x 1 - 37 mm/67 61-K 2 x 1 - 7.6/94
Armor	belt: 16 - 4 mm deck: 4 mm bulkheads: 4mm turret: 30 mm CT: 30 mm

The ship was named after the Russian sailor Anatoli Zhelezniakov who was famous for being among those who dispersed the Russian Constituent Assembly in 1918 and his saying "The guard has grown weary".

In 1967 it was installed in the Sailor's Park at Rybalskyi island as a monument-memorial. The same year around the monument was created the Sailor's Park (official name "To the sailor's of the Dnieper Flotilla"). The ship is a landmark of science and technology, history with a protected number 260062-N.

Bibliography

• Budzbon, Przemysław; Radziemski, Jan & Twardowski, Marek (2022). Warships of the Soviet Fleets 1939–1945. Vol. I: Major Combatants. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-68247-877-6.