Storozhevoy-class destroyer

An unidentified Storozhevoy-class destroyer in the Black Sea
Class overview
Operators Soviet Navy
Preceded byGnevny class
Succeeded byOgnevoy class
Built1936–1942
In service1940–1963
Completed18
Lost9
Retired9
General characteristics (Storozhevoy as completed, 1941)
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
Length112.5 m (369 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft3.98 m (13 ft 1 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 steam turbine sets
Speed40.3 knots (74.6 km/h; 46.4 mph) (trials)
Endurance2,700 nmi (5,000 km; 3,100 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement207 (271 wartime)
Sensors and
processing systems
Mars hydrophones
Armament

The Storozhevoy class were a group of 18 destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s that were officially known as Project 7U (Uluchshennyy (Improved)). The design was finalised in 1936 after initial disappointments with the Gnevny class. The main changes were unit machinery (four boilers instead of three), a strengthened hull and reduced fuel capacity. The anti-aircraft guns were repositioned to improve firing arcs. The ships fought in World War II.