Fidonisy class destroyer
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The Fidonisy- or Kerch-class were a group of destroyers built for the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. They were a slightly enlarged version of the Derzky-class destroyer, with an extra 4-inch (102 mm) gun and more torpedo tubes. These ships fought in World War I, The Russian Civil war and World War II.
[edit] General characteristics
- Displacement: 1,326 tons, 1,700 tons full load
- Length: 102 m
- Beam: 9.5 m
- Draught: 3.0 m
- Machinery: 2 shaft Parsons turbines, 5 boilers 32,500 hp
- Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)
- Range: 1,800 nmi (3,330 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
- Armament:
- 4 - 4-inch (102 mm) guns
- 1 - 40 mm AA guns
- 4 - machine guns
- 12 - 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes, (4 x 3)
- 80 mines
- Crew: 168
[edit] Ships
All ships were built by Rossud shipbuilding Nikolayev, and were originally named after battles in wars between Russia and Ottoman Turkey
| Ship | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|
| Fidonisi | 31 May 1916 | Scuttled 16 June 1918 |
| Gadzhibei | 27 August 1916 | Scuttled 16 June 1918 |
| Kaliakria - renamed Dzerzhinski | 27 August 1916 | Scuttled in 1918, raised and repaired by the Soviet Navy 1925, Sunk 13 May 1942 |
| Kerch | 31 May 1916 | Scuttled 16 June 1918 |
| Korfu - renamed Zhelezniakov | 1924 | Broken up 1956 |
| Levkas - renamed Shaumyan | 1924 | lent to the Bulgarian Navy after World war II, Broken up 1950s |
| Tserigo | 1917 | Interned in Bizerte and scrapped 1924 |
| Zante renamed Nyezamozhnik | 1917 | Sunk 10 April 1942 |
[edit] References
- Conway's All the world's Fighting Ships 1906-1922
- M.J Whitley, Destroyers of World War 2, 1988 Cassell Publishing ISBN 1-85409-521-8
