ET 1906 g class destroyer

ET 1906 g class Destroyer
Class overview
Name	ET 1906 g class Destroyer
Operators	Far Eastern Imperial Navy
Class before	ET 1904 g Akula class destroyer
Built	13
Active	13
General Characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	690 tons standard 820 tons full load
Length	71.5 metres (235 ft)
Beam	7.1 metres (23 ft)
Draught	2.84 metres (9.3 ft)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 Parson Steam turbines
Power	4 watertube boilers 12,000 ihp (8,900 kW)
Speed	32 kts
Range	1000 nm at 32 kts
Complement	65
Armament	2 × 102mm/40 KO 1909 g gun 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450 mm) torpedoes

Development

Plans for larger destroyers were made prior the Far Eastern - Japanese war but the program was put on hold during the war. After the war the plans were revisited with imminent war experience taken into consideration. To achieve desirable speed for larger design, new steam-turbine propulsion was selected. The machinery was ordered from UK. Armament was also strengthened, especially in artillery where the new 102mm gun replaced the 76mm gun from the old destroyers. Two shipyards were tasked with the building but were given rather free hands in the design. Novaya Verf's variants had the forward superstructure one deck lower and seperated from the turtle-back bow. This made the Novaya Verf's build boats bit more stable but a lot wetter than the Dalzavod build units. Overall the design was considered to be intermediate and not particular successful. They were handicapped with short operational radius.

Ships in class

Name	Builder	Laid down	Launch Date	Entered Service	Fate
Belucha	Dalzavov, Vladivostok	1908	1909	1911	Extant in 1920
Beluga	Dalzavov, Vladivostok	1908	1909	1911	Extant in 1920
Delfin	Dalzavov, Vladivostok	1908	1909	1911	Extant in 1920
Kasatka	Dalzavov, Vladivostok	1908	1909	1911	Extant in 1920
Kashalot	Dalzavov, Vladivostok	1909	1910	1911	Extant in 1920
Kumsha	Dalzavov, Vladivostok	1909	1910	1911	Extant in 1920
Narval	Dalzavov, Vladivostok	1909	1910	1911	Extant in 1920
Nelma	Novaya Verf, Dalny	1908	1909	1911	Extant in 1920
Nerpa	Novaya Verf, Dalny	1908	1909	1911	Extant in 1920
Piksha	Novaya Verf, Dalny	1908	1909	1911	Extant in 1920
Semga	Novaya Verf, Dalny	1909	1910	1911	Extant in 1920
Treska	Novaya Verf, Dalny	1909	1910	1911	Extant in 1920
Tyulen	Novaya Verf, Dalny	1909	1910	1911	Extant in 1920

See Also

Ships of Far Eastern Imperial Navy 1920