| Soviet destroyer Vnezapny (1951) | |
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File:RI Siliwangi, Jalesveva Jayamahe, p44.jpg A Skory-class destroyer of Indonesian Navy c. 1960s | |
| Career (Soviet Union) |  |
| Name: |
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| Namesake: | Unexpected in Russian |
| Builder: | Amur Shipbuilding Plant |
| Laid down: | 23 September 1950 |
| Launched: | 14 June 1951 |
| Commissioned: | 28 December 1951 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 February 1959 |
| Career (Indonesia) |  |
| Name: | Sarwadjala |
| Namesake: |
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| Commissioned: | 1959 |
| Decommissioned: | 1971 |
| Renamed: | Sawunggaling |
| Identification: | Pennant number: 204 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Skory-class destroyer |
| Displacement: |
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| Length: | 120.5 m (395 ft 4 in) |
| Beam: | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Draught: | 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) |
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| 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 |
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Vnezapny was a Skory-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy which later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed RI Sarwadjala (204).[1]
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]
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]
Construction and career[]
The ship was built at Amur Shipbuilding Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and was launched on 23 September 1950 and commissioned into the Pacific Fleet on 14 June 1951.[3]
She was decommissioned on 17 February 1959 and sold to the Indonesian Navy. She was renamed RI Sarwadjala (204).[4] In November 1959, she was again renamed to Sawunggaling.
She was again retired from service in 1971.
References[]
- ↑ "Destroyers - Project 30bis". http://russianships.info/eng/warships/project_30bis.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A.M., Vasiliev (2006). 60 years together with the fleet. pp. 104–304. ISBN 5-903152-01-5.
- ↑ "Сайт "АТРИНА" • Эскадренный миноносец пр.30-бис типа "Смелый"". 2007-09-01. http://www.atrinaflot.narod.ru/2_mainclassships/05_em_30bis/0_30bis.htm.
- ↑ Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, pp. 177–188
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