The Gnevny (Type VII) was a class of Soviet destroyers developed with Italian collaboration and launched between 1936 and 1941. These ships
had indeed a notable resemblance with the Italian contemporary types and, unfortunately, the form of their hull was much more suitable for
the Mediterranean than for the Arctic, resulting structurally weak. Besides, Russian manufacturers did not manage to produce engines with
the required mechanical tolerance, so the machinery gave constant problems. In very few occassions it was possible to reach the projected speed.
Because of this a modified and reinforced version was designed, the Type VII-U fitted with unitary machines, double stacks and a more
seaworthy hull. The antiaircraft armament was improved and a modern electronic equipment was installed when this one was obtained from Great Britain
and United States near the end of the Second World War. Nine of these ships were lost during the war and the rest were scrapped between 1950 and
1960.
Gnevny class: 29 units including: Bodry, Boiky, Bystry, Gordy, Gromky, Grozny, Rezvyy, Ryanyy, Redkiy, Steregushchy and Stremitelny
Type: Destroyer
Length: 112.9 meters
Beam: 10.2 meters
Draught: 3.8 meters
Displacement (standard): 1687 tonnes
Propulsion: 2 x shaft, 2 x steam turbine, 3 x boiler, 48000 horsepower
Speed: 38 knots (70.3 kilometers/hour)
Range: 2190 nautical miles (4055 kilometers) at 19 knots
Fuel: 550 tonnes of petrol
Complement: 197
Armament: 4 x 130-millimeter 50-caliber cannon, 2 x 76.2-millimeter cannon, 2 x 45-millimeter cannon,
2 x antisubmarine projector, 6 x 533-millimeter torpedo tube, 60 x mine
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