Derzky-class (Bespokoiny-class)

History of the Derzky class (Bespokoiny class)

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Derzky class, also known as the Bespokoiny class, was a class of destroyers in the Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) during the First World War (1914-1918). The class was in service from 1913 to 1941, the beginning of World War II (1939-1945), with a total of 9 ships. The series had some success against the Turks in the Black Sea in World War I-related operations, and there was nothing in the region to put them on the side of the enemy.

The class was used as the successor to the slightly larger destroyer "Novik" and was itself replaced by the updated 1916 Fedonisi class.

The boats have a traditional profile with three funnels occupying the midship. The bridge is located in front of the bow of the ship, and a battery is installed in front of it. The bow hull line is raised, while the rest of the boat runs uninterrupted to the stern in a low line.

The second fuselage superstructure was installed behind the in-line chimney. There are two masts, one at the front and one at the back.

Power comes from five boiler units feeding 2 x Brown Boverei turbines producing 25,500 hp on both shafts. The maximum speed in ideal conditions reaches 34 knots, which gives the boat good legs on the open sea.

Weapon centered on 3 x 102mm (4") main guns and 2 x 47mm (1.9") anti-aircraft guns (AA) and 3 x 7.62mm machine guns. 10 x 457 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes are housed in groups of five twin-tube launchers. Can also carry up to 80 mines and use them to block enemy waterways.

Dimensions include 321.5ft barrel length, 30.5ft beam and 10.5ft draft. The standard load is 1100 tons, and the full load is 1350 tons. There are about 125 seafarers on board.

The nine ships of this class are Bespokoiny, Derzky, Gnevny, Pronziteiny, Bystry (later renamed Frunze), Gromki, Pospeshny, Pylki and Schastivy. The group's construction is divided into several shipyards - Nikolayev Navy Yard, Metal Works (Kherson) and Putilov Yard. The first ships, Bespokoiny and Gnevny, were launched on October 31, 1913, and Gromki on December 19 of the same year.

The remaining ships were fully commissioned in 1914.

Her operational tenure was severely disrupted by the Russian Civil War (1917-1923), which nearly ended the Russian Empire's involvement in World War I and the Russian Empire as a whole. Many ships of this class were sunk by their crews to avoid being captured by the revolutionaries, and were the last remnants of the Black Sea Fleet loyal to the Empire.

Of the nine completed Deltzky-class destroyers, three were killed in service. Bespokoiny interned at Bizerte and was scrapped in 1924, as did Dersky, Gnevny, Pospeshny and Pylki. Pronzitelny sank near Novorossiysk on June 18, 1918, as did Gromki. Schastiivy was stranded on October 24, 1919, while being dragged to the detention center.

In 1919, to avoid capture, Bestrie was sunk by her crew, but was eventually raised and returned to serve in the nascent Soviet Navy. It sailed into the 1940s and was bombed into history by the German Stukas on September 21, 1941.

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