Zorky was the third ship of the Kanin-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy.[1]
 Zorky underway in 1967
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| History | |
|---|---|
  Soviet Union → Russia | |
| Name |
|
| Namesake | Vigilant in Russian |
| Builder | Zhdanov Shipyard |
| Laid down | 17 April 1959 |
| Launched | 30 April 1960 |
| Commissioned | 30 September 1961 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1993 |
| Homeport | Kaliningrad |
| Identification | See Pennant numbers |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1995 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kanin-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
|
| Length | 126.1 m (414 ft) |
| Beam | 12.7 m (42 ft) |
| Draught | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
| Installed power | 72,000 hp (54,000 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | as built 34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph) |
| Complement | 320 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
Construction and career edit
The ship was built at Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad and was launched on 14 October 1959 and commissioned into the Northern Fleet on 23 December 1960.[2]
On October 14, 1961, the ship entered the Baltic Fleet of the Soviet Navy. In 1966, she won the prize of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy for missile training (as part of the IBM). May 19, 1966 reclassified into a large rocket ship (BRK).[3]
In the period from May 29, 1969, to December 31, 1971, she was modernized and rebuilt according to the Project 57-A. On October 27, 1971, it was reclassified as a large anti-submarine ship (BOD).[3]
Between December 1972 and February 1973, the ship made a trip to Cuba.
From 12 to 17 November 1974, she paid a visit to Oslo (Norway). In the period from 12 to 17 April 1979, the ship visited Bissau (Guinea-Bissau). In the period from February 10, 1984, to February 17, 1987, she underwent a major overhaul at the shipyard No. 35 in Murmansk.[3]
On June 1, 1992, the large anti-submarine ship was reclassified into a patrol ship. On June 30, 1993, she was decommissioned by the Russian Navy in connection with delivery to ARVI for disarmament, dismantling and sale. On December 31, the ship's crew was disbanded. On July 18, 1995, the ship's hull was sold to an American firm for cutting into metal in United States.[3]
Pennant numbers edit
| Date | Pennant number[4] |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 267 |
| 261 | |
| 036 | |
| 237 | |
| 900 | |
| 964 | |
| 1964 | 185 |
| 1967 | 945 |
| 554 | |
| 1975 | 553 |
| 251 | |
| 1977 | 253 |
| 1979 | 546 |
| 888 |
Citations edit
- ^ "Destroyers - Project 57bis". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ R., Kazachkov (17 July 2009). "Catalog of slipway (serial) numbers of ships and vessels of the Navy of the USSR and Russia". Naval collection. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d S.S., Berezhnoy (2002). Крейсера и миноносцы: Справочник. М.: Военное издательство. p. 472. ISBN 5-203-01780-8.
- ^ "Destroyers - Project 57bis". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
References edit
- Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Gardiner, Robert (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261.
In Russian edit
- Соколов А. Н. (2007). Расходный материал флота. Миноносцы СССР и России. М.: Военная книга. ISBN 978-5-902863-13-7.
External links edit
- Project 57 Krupnyy Project 57A Kanin, Federation of American Scientists, 7 September 2000, retrieved 26 December 2014
- "Kanin Class Destroyers – Complete Ship List". Russian-ships.info. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- Gallery of the ship. Navsource. Retrieved 11 August 2021