Fidonisy-class destroyer
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Fidonisy class |
| Builders: | Russud Shipyard, Nikolaev |
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| Preceded by: | Derzky class |
| In commission: | 1916–1956 |
| Planned: | 20 |
| Completed: | 8 |
| Cancelled: | 12 |
| Lost: | 7 |
| Scrapped: | 1 |
| General characteristics (as built)[1] | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
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| Length: | 95 m (311 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
| Draught: | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 shafts; 2 steam turbines |
| Speed: | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Range: | 1,210 nmi (2,240 km; 1,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 168 |
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| General characteristics (1943)[2] | |
| Displacement: | 1,760 t (1,730 long tons) full load |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | Black Sea Fleet |
The Fidonisy or Kerch class were a group of destroyers built for the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I. They were a slightly enlarged version, with an extra 102 mm (4.0 in) gun and more torpedo tubes, of the Derzky-class destroyers, a derivative of the Russian destroyer Novik. These ships fought in World War I, the Russian Civil War, and World War II.
Design and description
The Fidonisy-class ships measured 92.5 metres (303 ft 6 in) long overall with a beam of 9.1 metres (29 ft 10 in) and had a maximum draft (ship) of 3.8 meters (12 ft 6 in). They displaced 1,329 metric tons (1,308 long tons) at normal load.[2]
Ships
All ships were originally named after battles from the wars between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
| Ship | Namesake | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidonisi | Battle of Fidonisi | 31 May 1916 | Scuttled 16 June 1918 |
| Gadzhibei | 27 August 1916 | Scuttled 16 June 1918 | |
| Kaliakria - renamed Dzerzhinski | Battle of Cape Kaliakra / Felix Dzerzhinski | 27 August 1916 | Scuttled in 1918, raised and repaired by the Soviet Navy 1925, Sunk 13 May 1942 |
| Kerch | Battle of Kerch Strait | 31 May 1916 | Scuttled 16 June 1918 |
| Korfu - renamed Zheleznyakov | Siege of Corfu | 1924 | Transferred to Bulgaria in December 1947, returned in 1949, converted to barracks ship in 1953, Broken up 1956 |
| Levkas - renamed Shaumyan | Lefkada | 1924 | sunk 10 April 1942 |
| Tserigo | Cythera | 1917 | Interned in Bizerte with Wrangel's fleet and scrapped 1924 |
| Zante, renamed Nyezamozhnik | Zakynthos | 1917 | Scuttled 1919, refloated 1923, broken up 1950s |
Dzerzhinskiy
Shaumyan
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1984). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Watts, Anthony J. (1990). The Imperial Russian Navy. London: Arms and Armour. ISBN 0-85368-912-1.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
References
- ↑ "Эсминцы и миноносцы" [Destroyers and Torpedo Boats] (in Russian). Retrieved 12 March 2017.
External links
Media related to Gadzhibey class destroyer at Wikimedia Commons