Soviet destroyer Boyevoy (1950)

For other ships with the same name, see Soviet destroyer Boyevoy (1984).

A Skory-class destroyer of Indonesian Navy c. 1960s
History
Soviet Union
Name	Boyevoy (Боевой)
Namesake	Militant in Russian
Builder	Mykolayiv Shipyard
Laid down	21 December 1949
Launched	29 April 1950
Commissioned	19 December 1950
Decommissioned	25 November 1964
Renamed	CL-27
Indonesia
Name	Sultan Darmuda
Namesake	Sultan Darmuda
Commissioned	1964
Decommissioned	1973
Identification	Pennant number: 305
General characteristics
Class & type	Skory-class destroyer
Displacement	2,316 long tons (2,353 t) standard 3,066 long tons (3,115 t) full load
Length	120.5 m (395 ft 4 in)
Beam	12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	3 × boilers 60,000  shp (44,742 kW) 2 × shafts
Speed	36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range	4,080 nautical miles (7,556 km; 4,695 mi) at 16  kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	286
Sensors & processing systems	Radars: Gyus-1 Ryf-1 Redan-2 Vympel-2 Sonar: Tamir-5h
Armament	as built: 2 × dual 130 mm (5.1 in) guns 1 × dual 85 mm (3.3 in) guns 7 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns 2 × quin 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 60 × mines 52 × depth charges as modernized: 2 × dual 130 mm (5.1 in) guns 2 × quin RBU 2500 anti-submarine rockets 1 × dual 85 mm (3.3 in) guns 7 × single 57 mm guns 1 × quin 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 60 × mines or 52 × depth charges

Boyevoy was a Skory-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy which later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed RI Sultan Darmuda (305). ^[1]

Development

Main article: Skory-class destroyer

The development of the first post-war destroyer project based on the previous project 30 was entrusted to the TsKB-17 team. The composition of the armament was finally specified on November 28, 1945. The technical design materials and working drawings were developed under the leadership of the chief designer A. L. Fisher (deputies G. D. Agul, K. A. Maslennikov) in the new, recreated, TsKB-53. The technical design was approved by the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 149-95 of January 28, 1947. ^[2]

Construction and career

The ship was built at Mykolayiv Shipyard in Nikolaev and was launched on 29 April 1950 and commissioned into the Black Sea Fleet on 19 December 1950. ^[3]

On 31 August 1961, she was renamed to CL-27.

She was decommissioned on 25 November 1964 and sold to the Indonesian Navy. She was renamed RI Sultan Darmuda (305).

She was again retired from service in 1973.

References

1. "Destroyers - Project 30bis". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
2. A.M., Vasiliev (2006). 60 years together with the fleet. pp. 104–304. ISBN   5-903152-01-5.
3. "Сайт "АТРИНА" • Эскадренный миноносец пр.30-бис типа "Смелый"". 2007-09-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2021-08-12.