 Aerial view of Razumny, March 1944
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | |
| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | Storozhevoy class |
| Subclasses | Anshan class |
| Built | 1935–1942 |
| In service | 1938–1990 |
| Planned | 36 |
| Completed | 29[1] |
| Cancelled | 6 |
| Lost | 7 |
| Retired | 23 |
| Preserved | 3 |
| General characteristics (Gnevny as completed, 1938) | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,612 t (1,587 long tons) (standard) |
| Length | 112.8 m (370 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 38.3 knots (70.9 km/h; 44.1 mph) |
| Range | 2,640 nmi (4,890 km; 3,040 mi) at 19.83 knots (36.73 km/h; 22.82 mph) |
| Complement | 197 (236 wartime) |
| Sensors and processing systems | Arktur hydrophone |
| Armament |
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The Gnevny class (Russian: тип “Гневный”) were a group of 29 destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s. They are sometimes known as the Gremyashchiy class and the official Soviet designation was Project 7. These ships fought in World War II.
In the early 1930s the Soviets felt able to restart construction of fleet destroyers and forty-eight ships were ordered under the Second Five-Year Plan.
The design was produced with Italian assistance despite ideological differences between the Soviets and Fascist Italy. They resembled contemporary destroyers built in Italy for the Greek and Turkish navies.
They suffered from some of the same weaknesses of contemporary Italian ships with structural weakness and limited seaworthiness. There were also significant machinery problems in the earliest ships. The design flaws were apparent after trials of the first units in 1936–1937 and production stopped after 29 ships. A modified design was then placed into production as the Type 7U.
Four surviving ships from the Pacific Fleet were transferred to the People's Liberation Army Navy and served as the Anshan-class destroyers.
- ^ "Gnevny-class destroyer total number". Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-05.