Russian destroyer Bezuderzhny

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

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)
BuilderSevernaya Verf, Leningrad
Laid down24 February 1987
Launched30 September 1989
Commissioned25 June 1991
Decommissioned1 December 2012
Renamed
HomeportKaliningrad
IdentificationPennant number: 406, 435, 444, 682
StatusUndergoing scrap
General characteristics
Class and typeSovremenny-class destroyer
Displacement6,600 tons standard, 8,480 tons full load
Length156 m (511 ft 10 in)
Beam17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
Draught6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers, 75,000 kW (100,000 hp), 2 fixed propellers, 2 turbo generators, and 2 diesel generators
Speed32.7 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)
Complement350
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 carried1 × Ka-27 helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

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.

In 1998 the ship was put into reserve awaiting repairs, having last gone to sea in 1997.[3]

She was renamed to Gremyashchy in 2007.[3]

She was finally decommissioned on 1 December 2012, and the naval flag was lowered on her.[3]

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.[4]

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. ""Гремящий"" ["Gremyashchiy"]. flot.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. "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.
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