Soviet destroyer Volevoy (1951)

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Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950-1991).svgSoviet Union
Name
  • Volevoy
  • (Волевой)
Namesake Volitional in Russian
Builder Amur Shipbuilding Plant
Laid down1 March 1951
Launched11 September 1951
Commissioned29 December 1951
Decommissioned17 February 1959
Flag of Indonesia.svgIndonesia
NameSiliwangi
Namesake King Siliwangi
Commissioned1959
Decommissioned1971
Identification Pennant number: 201
General characteristics
Class and type Skory-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,316 long tons (2,353 t) standard
  • 3,066 long tons (3,115 t) full load
Length120.5 m (395 ft 4 in)
Beam12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draught3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
  • 3 × boilers 60,000  shp (44,742 kW)
  • 2 × shafts
Speed36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range4,080 nautical miles (7,556 km; 4,695 mi) at 16  kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement286
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

Volevoy was a Skory-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy which later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed RI Siliwangi (201). [1]

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Development

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] [ page needed ]

The lead ship of this project was accepted into the USSR Navy on December 21, 1949, on the occasion of J.V. Stalin's birthday. Engineer-Lieutenant Colonel A.T. [2] [ page needed ]

Construction and career

The ship was built at Amur Shipbuilding Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and was launched on 11 September 1951 and commissioned into the Pacific Fleet on 29 December 1951. [3]

She was decommissioned on 17 February 1959, [4] and sold to the Indonesian Navy. She was renamed RI Siliwangi (201). [5]

She was again retired from service in 1971. [5] The ship was sold for scrap to a Taiwanese company in 1973. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Destroyers - Project 30bis". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. 1 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.
  4. 1 2 Berezhnoy 2002 , p. 403
  5. 1 2 Gardiner & Chumbley 1995 , pp. 177–178


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