Gnevny class destroyer
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The Gnevny class were a group of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s - early 1940s. These ships fought in World War II.
In the early 1930's the Soviets felt able to re-start construction of fleet destroyers and forty eight ships were ordered under the second Five year Plan.
The design was produced with Italian assistance despite ideological differences between the Soviets and Fascist Italy. They resemble contemporary destroyers built in Italy for the Greek and Turkish Navies.
They suffered from some of the weaknesses of contemporary Italian ships with structural weakness and limited seaworthiness. There were also significant machinery problems in the earliest ships. The design flaws were apparent after trials of the first units in 1936/7 and production stopped after 30 ships. A modified design was then placed into production as the Type 7U.
Four surviving ships from the Pacific Fleet were transferred to the People's Liberation Army Navy and served as the Anshan class destroyers.
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[edit] General characteristics
- Displacement: 1695 tons standard, 2100 tons full load
- Length: 112.86 m
- Beam: 10.2 m
- Draught: 4.1 m
- Machinery: 2 shaft geared turbines, 3 boilers 48,000 hp
- Speed: 38 knots
- Range: 1700nm at 16 knots
- Armament:
- 4 - 130 mm guns (4x1)
- 2 - 76 mm guns (2x1)
- 4 - 12.7mm machine guns
- 6 - 533mm torpedo tubes (2x3)
- 56 mines
- Crew: 246
[edit] Ships
[edit] Black Sea Fleet
| Ship | Builder | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodry - Бодрый (Brisk) | Marti Yard, Nikolaev | 1936 | 1938 | scrapped 1950s page in Russian |
| Bystry - Быстрый (Rapid) | Marti Yard, Nikolaev | 1936 | Nov 1938 | sunk 1 July 1941 by magnetic mine |
| Bezuprechny - Безупречный ( Irreproachable) | 61 Kommunar yard, Nikolaev | 1936 | 1938 | sunk 26 June 1942 page in Russian |
| Bditelny - Бдительный (Watchful) | 61 Kommunar yard, Nikolaev | 1936 | 1938 | sunk 2 July 1942 Page in Russian |
| Boiky - Бойкий (Spry / bold) | Marti Yard, Nikolaev | 29 Oct 1936 | 1 May 1939 | scrapped 1958, Page in Russian |
| Bezposhchadny - Беспощадный (Merciless) | Sevastopol Navy Yard | 1937 | Sept 1939 | sunk 6 October 1943, bombing by Stukas page in Russian |
[edit] Baltic Fleet
| Ship | Builder | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnevny (wrathful) | Zhdanov Yard, Leningrad | 13 June 1936 | 31 jan 1939 | sunk 23 June 1941 by mines |
| Gordy (proud) | Baltic yard, Leningrad | 1936 | 1938 | transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet in 1941, scrapped 1950s |
| Gromky(loud) | Baltic yard, Leningrad | 6 Dec 1937 | 23 Feb 1939 | transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet in 1941, scrapped 1950s |
| Grozny (terrible) | Zhdanov yard Leningrad | 31 July 1936 | 1939 | transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet in 1941, scrapped 1950s |
| Gremyashchy (thunderous) | Zhdanov yard Leningrad | 12 March 1937 | 1939 | transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet in 1941, scrapped 1958 |
| Grozyashtchi (menacing) | Zhdanov yard Leningrad | 18 Aug 1936 | 1939 | damaged by bombing near Leningrad, scrapped 1950s |
| Sokrushitelny | Zhdanov yard Leningrad | 15 Aug 1936 | 1939 | transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet in 1941 sunk in a storm 22 November 1942 |
| Steregushchy (Alert) | Zhdanov yard Leningrad | 1937 | 1939 | bombed and sunk 21 September 1941 near Krondstadt |
| Stremitleny | Zhdanov yard Leningrad | 1936 | 1938 | transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet in 1941 sunk 20 July 1941 by German Bombers in Ekatirinskaya Bay, Murmansk |
[edit] Pacific Fleet
All the Pacific Fleet ships were built by Dalzavod in Komsomolsk na Amure and towed to Vladivostok for fitting out due to the shallow depth of the Amur river. One ship the Reshitelny(i) was lost by stranding on passage being damaged beyond repair. The material for these ships was assembled in Nikolayev and then shipped east via the Trans Siberian railway.
| Ship | Launched | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rezvy (frisky) | 1937 | Dec 1939 | Scrapped 1950s |
| Ryany (spirited) | Oct 1937 | 1940 | Scrapped 1950s |
| Raztropny (prompt) | 1939 | 1941 | Scrapped 1950s |
| Redki (rare) | 1941 | ?? | |
| Razyashtchy (furious) | 1938 | 1941 | sold to China 1955 |
| Reshitelny (ii) (decisive) | 1939 | 1941 | sold to China 1955 |
| Retivy (ardent) | 1940 | 1941 | sold to China 1955 |
| Revnosty (fervent) | 1940 | 1941 | scrapped 1950s |
| Razyaryonny (enraged) | May 1941 | Dec 1941 | transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet in 1942, target ship 1958 |
| Razumny (sensible) | 1940 | 1941 | transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet in 1942, foundered 1960s |
| Rekordny (record breaking) | 1940 | 1941 | Scrapped 1950s |
[edit] References
- M.J Whitley, Destroyers of World War 2, 1988 Cassell Publishing ISBN 1-85409-521-8
