To 1915 g class torbedoboat (destroyer)

To 1915 g class class Destroyer
Class overview
Name	To 1915 g class class Destroyer
Operators	Far Eastern Imperial Navy, People's Revolutionary navy
Planned	30
Built	30
Active	30
Destroyed	7
Scrapped	23
General Characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	450 tons standard 570 tons full load
Length	70.2 metres (230 ft)
Beam	6.6 metres (22 ft)
Draught	2.1 metres (6.9 ft)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 KhTGZ Steam turbines
Power	3 watertube boilers 9,500 ihp (7,100 kW)
Speed	30 kts
Range	1500 nm at 20 kts
Complement	75
Armament	2 × 102mm/40 KO 1909 g gun 2 × 2 450 mm torpedoes 20 mines

Development

At the start of the first world war, Far Eastern Navy had several modern large destroyers of the "1913" series under construction. Under the pretext of the war, Admiralty wanted more destroyers to perform various different tasks in the coastal waters. This was initially rejected by the financial ministry and thus a new "coastal destroyer" design was created. This was to be small and less expensive 2nd class destroyer which would relieve the larger destroyers for more demanding operations and fleet escort duties. They were officially classified as "torpedoboats", Torpedonostsy. Total of 30 units were ordered from 6 different shipyards.

All units were modernized between 1937-39 with new 76mm/55 KO 1925 g guns and improved ASW and AA weapons.

Ships in class

Name	Builder	Laid down	Launch Date	Entered Service	Fate
Aysberg	Witte & Stroganov, Dalny	August 1915	September 1916	June 1917	Sunk in 1943
Vyuga	Witte & Stroganov, Dalny	August 1915	September 1916	June 1917	BU in 1946
Veter	Witte & Stroganov, Dalny	August 1915	September 1916	June 1917	BU in 1946
Vikhr	Witte & Stroganov, Dalny	September 1915	January 1917	November 1917	BU in 1946
Volna	Witte & Stroganov, Dalny	September 1915	January 1917	November 1917	BU in 1946
Bazalt	Tatarskiy sudostroitelnyy Zavod, Imperatorskaya Gavan	June 1915	August 1916	June 1917	Sunk in 1935
Briz	Tatarskiy sudostroitelnyy Zavod, Imperatorskaya Gavan	June 1915	August 1916	June 1917	BU in 1946
Burun	Tatarskiy sudostroitelnyy Zavod, Imperatorskaya Gavan	May 1916	February 1917	January 1918	BU in 1946
Burya	Tatarskiy sudostroitelnyy Zavod, Imperatorskaya Gavan	May 1916	February 1917	January 1918	BU in 1946
Geyzer	Tatarskiy sudostroitelnyy Zavod, Imperatorskaya Gavan	March 1917	May 1918	January 1919	BU in 1946
Grad	Port Artur Verf, Port Arthur	June 1915	September 1916	June 1917	BU in 1946
Grom	Port Artur Verf, Port Arthur	June 1915	September 1916	June 1917	BU in 1946
Groza	Port Artur Verf, Port Arthur	June 1915	September 1916	July 1917	BU in 1946
Iney	Port Artur Verf, Port Arthur	August 1916	July 1917	June 1918	Sunk in 1944
Liven	Port Artur Verf, Port Arthur	August 1916	July 1917	June 1918	BU in 1946
Metel	Primorskiy zavod, Nakhodka	July 1915	July 1916	June 1917	BU in 1946
Meteor	Primorskiy zavod, Nakhodka	July 1915	July 1916	May 1917	BU in 1946
Mirazh	Primorskiy zavod, Nakhodka	July 1915	July 1916	May 1917	Sunk in 1942
Molniya	Primorskiy zavod, Nakhodka	August 1916	July 1917	June 1918	BU in 1946
Moroz	Primorskiy zavod, Nakhodka	August 1916	July 1917	June 1918	BU in 1946
Musson	Vostochniy Verf, Vladivostok	August 1915	July 1916	May 1917	Sunk in 1943
Nakat	Vostochniy Verf, Vladivostok	August 1915	July 1916	May 1917	Sunk in 1942
Passat	Vostochniy Verf, Vladivostok	August 1915	July 1916	May 1917	BU in 1946
Perekat	Vostochniy Verf, Vladivostok	August 1915	July 1916	June 1917	BU in 1946
Priboy	Vostochniy Verf, Vladivostok	August 1915	July 1916	June 1917	BU in 1946
Priliv	Tikhookeanskaya verf, Vladivostok	June 1915	July 1916	August 1917	Sunk in 1942
Purga	Tikhookeanskaya verf, Vladivostok	June 1915	July 1916	August 1917	BU in 1946
Raduga	Tikhookeanskaya verf, Vladivostok	June 1915	July 1916	August 1917	BU in 1946
Rassvet	Tikhookeanskaya verf, Vladivostok	August 1916	July 1917	June 1918	BU in 1946
Razliv	Tikhookeanskaya verf, Vladivostok	August 1916	July 1917	June 1918	BU in 1946

See Also

Ships of Far Eastern Imperial Navy 1920
Ships of Peoples Revolutionary Navy 1920-1945