ET 1917 g Shkval class destroyer

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ET 1917 g Shkval class Destroyer
Class overview
Name ET 1917 g Shkval class Destroyer
Operators Far Eastern Imperial Navy
Planned 9
Built 9
Active 9
General Characteristics
Type Destroyer
Displacement
  • 1350 tons standard
  • 1670 tons full load
Length 101.2 metres (332 ft)
Beam 9.3 metres (31 ft)
Draught 3.2 metres (10 ft)
Propulsion 2 shafts, 2 KhTGZ Steam turbines
Power
  • 4 watertube boilers
  • 38,500 ihp (28,700 kW)
Speed 35 kts
Range 3600 nm at 14 kts
Complement 135
Armament
  • 4 × 120mm/45 KO 1913 g gun
  • 3 × 2 533 mm torpedoes
  • 20 mines


Development

This class was follow-on to the "1913" class destroyers. It was marginally larger and introduced few significant changes in overall performance compared to the earlier designs. Armament was strengthen all around. 4 120mm guns were fitted with new superfiring positions fore and aft. This was inspired by the British V-class destroyers. Torpedo tubes were of the new twin mount of 533mm caliber.


Ships in class

Name Builder Laid down Launch Date Entered Service Fate
Shkval Tikhookeanskaya verf, Vladivostok February 1918 May 1919 incomplete Under construction in 1920
Shtil Tikhookeanskaya verf, Vladivostok February 1918 June 1919 incomplete Under construction in 1920
Shtorm Tikhookeanskaya verf, Vladivostok February 1918 June 1919 incomplete Under construction in 1920
Shmerch Tikhookeanskaya verf, Vladivostok July 1919 incomplete incomplete Under construction in 1920
Sneg Tikhookeanskaya verf, Vladivostok July 1919 incomplete incomplete Under construction in 1920
Taifun Tikhookeanskaya verf, Vladivostok July 1919 incomplete incomplete Under construction in 1920
Tsiklon Amurskiy Sudostroitelnyy Zavod, Nikolaev-na-Amure March 1918 May 1919 incomplete Under construction in 1920
Tucha Amurskiy Sudostroitelnyy Zavod, Nikolaev-na-Amure March 1918 May 1919 incomplete Under construction in 1920
Uragan Amurskiy Sudostroitelnyy Zavod, Nikolaev-na-Amure March 1918 July 1919 incomplete Under construction in 1920
Zarnitsa Amurskiy Sudostroitelnyy Zavod, Nikolaev-na-Amure August 1919 incomplete incomplete Under construction in 1920
Zarya Amurskiy Sudostroitelnyy Zavod, Nikolaev-na-Amure August 1919 incomplete incomplete Under construction in 1920
Zub Amurskiy Sudostroitelnyy Zavod, Nikolaev-na-Amure August 1919 incomplete incomplete Under construction in 1920


See Also

Ships of Far Eastern Imperial Navy 1920