Soviet destroyer Boyevoy (1950)

Boyevoy was a Skory-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy which later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed RI Sultan Darmuda (305).[1]

A Skory-class destroyer of Indonesian Navy c. 1960s
History
Soviet Union
Name
  • Boyevoy
  • (Боевой)
NamesakeMilitant in Russian
BuilderMykolayiv Shipyard
Laid down21 December 1949
Launched29 April 1950
Commissioned19 December 1950
Decommissioned25 November 1964
RenamedCL-27
Indonesia
NameSultan Darmuda
NamesakeSultan Darmuda
Commissioned1964
Decommissioned1973
IdentificationPennant number: 305
General characteristics
Class and typeSkory-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,316 long tons (2,353 t) standard
  • 3,066 long tons (3,115 t) full load
Length120.5 m (395 ft 4 in)
Beam12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draught3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
  • 3 × boilers 60,000 shp (44,742 kW)
  • 2 × shafts
Speed36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range4,080 nautical miles (7,556 km; 4,695 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement286
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radars:
    • Gyus-1
    • Ryf-1
    • Redan-2
    • Vympel-2
  • Sonar:
    • Tamir-5h
Armament

Development

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The development of the first post-war destroyer project based on the previous project 30 was entrusted to the TsKB-17 team. The composition of the armament was finally specified on November 28, 1945. The technical design materials and working drawings were developed under the leadership of the chief designer A. L. Fisher (deputies G. D. Agul, K. A. Maslennikov) in the new, recreated, TsKB-53. The technical design was approved by the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 149-95 of January 28, 1947.[2]

The lead ship of this project was accepted into the USSR Navy on December 21, 1949, on the occasion of J.V. Stalin's birthday. Engineer-Lieutenant Colonel A.T.[2]

Construction and career

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The ship was built at Mykolayiv Shipyard in Nikolaev and was launched on 29 April 1950 and commissioned into the Black Sea Fleet on 19 December 1950.[3]

On 31 August 1961, she was renamed to CL-27.

She was decommissioned on 25 November 1964 and sold to the Indonesian Navy. She was renamed RI Sultan Darmuda (305).

She was again retired from service in 1973.

References

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  1. ^ "Destroyers - Project 30bis". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ^ a b A.M., Vasiliev (2006). 60 years together with the fleet. pp. 104–304. ISBN 5-903152-01-5.
  3. ^ "Сайт "АТРИНА" • Эскадренный миноносец пр.30-бис типа "Смелый"". 2007-09-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2021-08-12.