Russian destroyer Bezuderzhny

For other ships with the same name, see Russian ship Gremyashchy.

Bezuderzhny underway on 1 June 1993
History
Soviet Union → Russia
Name	Bezuderzhny (Безудержный / Rampant)
Builder	Severnaya Verf, Leningrad
Laid down	24 February 1987
Launched	30 September 1989
Commissioned	25 June 1991
Decommissioned	1 December 2012
Renamed	Gremyashchy (Гремящий / Thundering)
Homeport	Kaliningrad
Identification	Pennant number: 406, 435, 444, 682
Status	Undergoing scrap[ when? ]
General characteristics
Class and type	Sovremenny-class destroyer
Displacement	6,600 tons standard, 8,480 tons full load
Length	156 m (511 ft 10 in)
Beam	17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
Draught	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers, 75,000 kW (100,000 hp), 2 fixed propellers, 2 turbo generators, and 2 diesel generators
Speed	32.7 knots (60.6 km/h; 37.6 mph)
Range	3,920 nmi (7,260 km; 4,510 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 1,345 nmi (2,491 km; 1,548 mi) at 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement	350
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: Air target acquisition radar, 3 × navigation radars, 130 mm gun fire-control radars, 30 mm air-defence gun fire control radar Sonar: Active and passive under-keel sonar ES: Tactical situation plotting board, anti-ship missile fire control system, air defence, missile fire-control system, and torpedo fire control system
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 PK-2 decoy dispensers (200 rockets)
Armament	Guns: 4 (2 × 2) AK-130 130 mm naval guns 4 × 30 mm AK-630 CIWS Missiles 8 (2 × 4) (SS-N-22 'Sunburn') anti-ship missiles 48 (2 × 24) SA-N-7 'Gadfly' surface-to-air missiles Anti-submarine: 2 × 2 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 × 6 RBU-1000 300 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft carried	1 × Ka-27 helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad

Bezuderzhny was a Sovremenny-class destroyer of the Soviet and later Russian navy. ^[1] She was renamed to Gremyashchy in 2007.

Development and design

Main article: Sovremenny-class destroyer

The project began in the late 1960s when it was becoming obvious to the Soviet Navy that naval guns still had an important role particularly in support of amphibious landings, but existing gun cruisers and destroyers were showing their age. A new design was started, employing a new 130 mm automatic gun turret.

The ships were 156 metres (512 ft) in length, with a beam of 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) and a draught of 6.5 metres (21 ft 4 in).

Construction and career

Bezuderzhny was laid down on 24 February 1987 and launched on 30 September 1989 by Severnaya Verf in Leningrad. ^[2] She was commissioned on 25 June 1991. Bezuderzhny made a guest appearance at New York City's fleet week 1993 along with the oiler Sheksna. Bezuderzhny had been the first Russian naval vessel to visit New York harbor since 1917. ^[3]

In 1998 the ship was put into reserve awaiting repairs, having last gone to sea in 1997. ^[4]

She was renamed to Gremyashchy in 2007. ^[4]

She was finally decommissioned on 1 December 2012, and the naval flag was lowered on her. ^[4]

In April 2016, the Russian Ministry of Defence officially requested bids for a contract for the scrapping of Gremyashchy along with seven other naval vessels. ^[5]

References

1. "Destroyers - Project 956". Russianships.info. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
2. "Sovremenny: Project no: 956,A,E/956.1 Sarych". Russian Navy Vessels. Archived from the original on 4 November 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
3. Dillon, Sam (29 May 1993). "Dockside Commerce and Industry; In Fleet Week, Russians Raise Cash; Americans Talk Love". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 17 March 2025.
4. ""Гремящий"" ["Gremyashchiy"]. flot.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
5. "Открытый конкурс № 0173100004516000778О: Выполнение работ по разработке типовой организационно-технологической и конструкторской документации для обеспечения утилизации 8 кораблей и судов для нужд Министерства обороны Российской Федерации" [Open competition No. 0173100004516000778О: Execution of work on the development of standard organizational, technological and design documentation to ensure the disposal of 8 ships and vessels for the needs of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation]. Federal Treasury (in Russian). Retrieved 18 December 2020.