Ognevoy class destroyer
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The Ognevoi class were a series of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy
during and immediately after World War II. The Soviet Designation was Project 30 and Project 30K.
The Type 7
destroyers proved to have a less than adequate seaworthiness for Soviet conditions. The Soviets decided to build a larger ship with main armament in enclosed turrets. These ships proved popular with the Soviet Navy and formed the basis for the post war Skoryy class destroyer
or Project 30bis.
Hull strength was significantly increased and the hull was enlarged compared to the Project 7 ships. Longitudinal framing was used and hull plating was thicker than the project 7 ships. Hull height was increased giving extra freeboard.
The machinery consisted of two boiler rooms and two engine rooms similar to the Project 7U destroyers but in less cramped spaces. Electricity generation capacity was increased to two 100 KW plants and two 50 KW plants. An alternative design Project 30A using superheated high pressure machinery based on American designs was projected but not built.
The armament was housed in two enclosed spliterproof and weatherproof turrets in A and Y positions. This was a significant advance over the open mountings used in the Project 7 ships. The B-2LM turrets were introduced in the Tashkent
and proven successful in service but had no anti aircraft capability. Anti-aircraft armament comprised 2 - 85mm guns in a twin mounting in X position and six 37mm guns in single mountings. The ships also carried two sets of quadruple torpedo tubes and 50 mines.
The ships were fitted with air warning, surface search and gunnery control Radars and sonar after the war.
24 ships were ordered in 1938-40 but the programme was disrupted by the German Invasion in 1941. The ships being built in Nikolayev
were demolished before launch or evacuated incomplete while those built in other yards were suspended for the duration of the conflict.
Project 30K
Some of the intact ships were completed after the war to a modified design (K for korrektirovany - corrected).
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
during and immediately after World War II. The Soviet Designation was Project 30 and Project 30K.
The Type 7
Gnevny class destroyer
The Gnevny class were a group of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s - early 1940s. They are sometimes known as the Gremyashchiy class destroyer and the Official Soviet Designation was Project 7...
destroyers proved to have a less than adequate seaworthiness for Soviet conditions. The Soviets decided to build a larger ship with main armament in enclosed turrets. These ships proved popular with the Soviet Navy and formed the basis for the post war Skoryy class destroyer
Skoryy class destroyer
The Skoryy class were the first destroyers built for the Soviet Navy after the end of World War II. Seventy ships were built between 1949 and 1953. The Soviet designation was Project 30bis.-Design:...
or Project 30bis.
Design
The specification (TTZ in Russian) for these ships was issued by the Naval staff in November 1937. The design work was done by Zhdanov Yard in Leningrad under the leadership of A. Yunovidova and approved by the government in 1939.Hull strength was significantly increased and the hull was enlarged compared to the Project 7 ships. Longitudinal framing was used and hull plating was thicker than the project 7 ships. Hull height was increased giving extra freeboard.
The machinery consisted of two boiler rooms and two engine rooms similar to the Project 7U destroyers but in less cramped spaces. Electricity generation capacity was increased to two 100 KW plants and two 50 KW plants. An alternative design Project 30A using superheated high pressure machinery based on American designs was projected but not built.
The armament was housed in two enclosed spliterproof and weatherproof turrets in A and Y positions. This was a significant advance over the open mountings used in the Project 7 ships. The B-2LM turrets were introduced in the Tashkent
Tashkent class destroyer
The Tashkent Class were a group of destroyer leaders built for the Soviet Navy just before World War II. Only one ship was completed.The first ship, Tashkent was ordered under the second Five Year Plan, from the Italian OTO company of Livorno in 1935. She was considerably larger and more capable...
and proven successful in service but had no anti aircraft capability. Anti-aircraft armament comprised 2 - 85mm guns in a twin mounting in X position and six 37mm guns in single mountings. The ships also carried two sets of quadruple torpedo tubes and 50 mines.
The ships were fitted with air warning, surface search and gunnery control Radars and sonar after the war.
Ships
Project 3024 ships were ordered in 1938-40 but the programme was disrupted by the German Invasion in 1941. The ships being built in Nikolayev
Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv , also known as Nikolayev , is a city in southern Ukraine, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is the main ship building center of the Black Sea, and, arguably, the whole Eastern Europe.-Name of city:...
were demolished before launch or evacuated incomplete while those built in other yards were suspended for the duration of the conflict.
- Ognevoi (Огневой, Fiery) - built by 61 Kommunar YardShipyard named after 61 CommunardsShipyard named after 61 Communards is a major shipyard located in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. In modern times, the shipyard has been most commonly referred to as Nikolaev North Shipyard but was also known as Soviet Shipyard No. 200.- History :...
, NikolayevMykolaivMykolaiv , also known as Nikolayev , is a city in southern Ukraine, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is the main ship building center of the Black Sea, and, arguably, the whole Eastern Europe.-Name of city:...
- hull evacuated to Poti and completed in 1943 the turrets were salvaged from the wreck of the TashkentTashkent class destroyerThe Tashkent Class were a group of destroyer leaders built for the Soviet Navy just before World War II. Only one ship was completed.The first ship, Tashkent was ordered under the second Five Year Plan, from the Italian OTO company of Livorno in 1935. She was considerably larger and more capable...
. She was scrapped in the 1960s
Project 30K
Some of the intact ships were completed after the war to a modified design (K for korrektirovany - corrected).
| Ship | Fleet | Builder | Completed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozornoi (Озорной, Mischievous) | Black Sea Fleet | 61 Kommunar yard, Nikolayev | 1949 | hull evacuated to Poti and completed in 1949, given to the Bulgarian Navy Bulgarian Navy The Bulgarian Navy is the navy of Republic of Bulgaria and forms part of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. It has been largely overlooked in the reforms that Bulgaria had to go through in order to comply with NATO standards, mostly because of the great expense involved and the fact that naval assaults... on 25 March 1950 as Georgi Dimitrov, scrapped 1963 |
| Otverzhdyonny (cast out) | Black Sea Fleet | Sevastapol Navy dockyard | 1947 | Not completed. |
| Osmotritelny (Осмотрительный, Observant) | Baltic Fleet | Ordzhinikidze yard, Leningrad | 1947 | scrapped in the 1960s |
| Otlichny (Отличный, Excellent) | Baltic Fleet | Zhdanov yard, Leningrad | 1947 | scrapped in the 1960s |
| Obraztsovy (Образцовый, Exemplary) | Baltic Fleet | Zhdanov yard, Leningrad | 1948 | scrapped in the 1960s |
| Otvazhny (Отважный, Courageous) | Baltic Fleet | Zhdanov yard, Leningrad | 1948 | scrapped in the 1960s |
| Odaryonny (Одарённый, Gifted) | Baltic Fleet | Zhdanov yard, Leningrad | 1949 | scrapped in the 1960s |
| Stalin (Сталин) | Northern Fleet | Molotovsk Yard (Severodvinsk Severodvinsk Severodvinsk is a city in the north of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located in the delta of the Northern Dvina River, west of Arkhangelsk. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . Municipally, it is incorporated as Severodvinsk Urban Okrug. The city was founded as... ) |
1949 | scrapped in the 1960s |
| Vnushitelny (Внушительный, Imposing) | Pacific Fleet | Dalzavod Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 1944 | scrapped in the 1960s |
| Vlastny (Властный, Powerful) | Pacific Fleet | Dalzavod Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 1948 | scrapped in the 1960s |
| Vynoslivy (Выносливый, Hardy) | Pacific Fleet | Dalzavod Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 1948 | scrapped in the 1960s |