Soviet destroyer Derzky (1960)

For other ships of the same name, see Soviet destroyer Derzky (1944).

Soviet destroyer Derzky (1960)
File:428-GX-USN 1170755 (26195992524).jpg Derzky in 1976
Career (Soviet Union)
Name:	Derzky (Дерзкий)
Namesake:	Bold in Russian
Builder:	Zhdanov Shipyard
Laid down:	10 October 1959
Launched:	4 February 1960
Commissioned:	30 December 1961
Decommissioned:	19 April 1990
Homeport:	Severomorsk
Fate:	Sunk as target
General characteristics
Class & type:	Kanin-class destroyer
Displacement:	as built: 3,500 long tons (3,556 t) standard 4,192 long tons (4,259 t) full load as modernised: 3,700 long tons (3,759 t) standard 4,500 long tons (4,572 t) full load
Length:	126.1 m (414 ft)
Beam:	12.7 m (42 ft)
Draught:	4.2 m (14 ft)
Installed power:	72,000 hp (54,000 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × shaft geared steam turbines 4 × boilers
Speed:	as built 34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph)
Complement:	320
Sensors and processing systems:	Radar: Angara/Head Net air-search radar Zalp-Shch missile director Neptun surface-search radar Sonar: Pegas-2, replaced by Titan-2
Armament:	as built: 2 × SS-N-1 launchers (12 Missiles) 4 × quad 57 mm (2.2 in) guns 2 × triple 533 mm (21 in) Torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-2500 anti submarine rocket launchers as modernised: 1 × twin SA-N-1 SAM launcher (32 Missiles) 2 × quad 57 mm (2.2 in) guns 2 × twin 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-230 guns 10 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 3 × RBU-6000 anti submarine rocket launchers
Aviation facilities:	Helipad

Derzky was the fourth ship of the Kanin-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy.

Construction and career

The ship was built at Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad and was launched on 4 February 1960 and commissioned into the Northern Fleet on 30 December 1961.

On January 12, 1962, the ship entered the Northern Fleet of the Soviet Navy. On May 19, 1966, the Derzky was reclassified into a large missile ship (BRK).

In the period from February 6, 1967 to January 10, 1969, it was modernized and rebuilt according to Project 57-A at the shipyard named after V.I. A. A. Zhdanov. On October 20, 1970, the ship was reclassified as a large anti-submarine ship.

In the period from 4 to 9 August 1973, the ship visited Havana (Cuba). On August 7, 1977, the ship was withdrawn from the fleet, mothballed and put on hold in Sayda-Guba. On April 19, 1990, the destroyer was excluded from the Soviet Navy in connection with the delivery to the OFI for disarmament, dismantling and sale. On October 1, 1990, the crew of the ship was disbanded, and the ship was turned into a target ship.

References

• Gardiner, Robert (ed.); Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7. OCLC 34267261. 

In Russian

• Соколов А. Н. (2007). Расходный материал флота. Миноносцы СССР и России. М.: Военная книга. ISBN 978-5-902863-13-7. 

External links

• "Project 57 Krupnyy Project 57A Kanin". Federation of American Scientists. 7 September 2000. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/57PLO.htm. 
• "Kanin Class Destroyers – Complete Ship List". Russian-ships.info. http://russianships.info/eng/warships/project_57bis.htm. 
• Gallery of the ship. Navsource. Retrieved 11 August 2021