Soviet destroyer Bezzavetny (1951)

For other ships with the same name, see KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda.

Bezzavetny was a Skory-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy which later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed RI Sultan Iskandar Muda (304).^[1]

A Skory-class destroyer of Indonesian Navy c. 1960s
History
Soviet Union
Name	Bezzavetny (Беззаветный)
Namesake	Whole-hearted in Russian
Builder	Mykolayiv Shipyard
Laid down	28 September 1950
Launched	30 March 1951
Commissioned	11 November 1951
Decommissioned	30 June 1959
Indonesia
Name	Sultan Iskandar Muda
Namesake	Sultan Iskandar Muda
Commissioned	1959
Decommissioned	1973
Identification	Pennant number: 304
General characteristics
Class and type	Skory-class destroyer
Displacement	2,316 long tons (2,353 t) standard 3,066 long tons (3,115 t) full load
Length	120.5 m (395 ft 4 in)
Beam	12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	3 × boilers 60,000 shp (44,742 kW) 2 × shafts
Speed	36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range	4,080 nautical miles (7,556 km; 4,695 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	286
Sensors and processing systems	Radars: Gyus-1 Ryf-1 Redan-2 Vympel-2 Sonar: Tamir-5h
Armament	as built: 2 × dual 130 mm (5.1 in) guns 1 × dual 85 mm (3.3 in) guns 7 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns 2 × quin 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 60 × mines 52 × depth charges as modernized: 2 × dual 130 mm (5.1 in) guns 2 × quin RBU 2500 anti-submarine rockets 1 × dual 85 mm (3.3 in) guns 7 × single 57 mm guns 1 × quin 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 60 × mines or 52 × depth charges

Development

Main article: Skory-class destroyer

The development of the first post-war destroyer project based on the previous project 30 was entrusted to the TsKB-17 team. The composition of the armament was finally specified on November 28, 1945. The technical design materials and working drawings were developed under the leadership of the chief designer A. L. Fisher (deputies G. D. Agul, K. A. Maslennikov) in the new, recreated, TsKB-53. The technical design was approved by the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 149-95 of January 28, 1947.^[2]

The lead ship of this project was accepted into the USSR Navy on December 21, 1949, on the occasion of J.V. Stalin's birthday. Engineer-Lieutenant Colonel A.T.^[2]

Construction and career

The ship was built at Mykolayiv Shipyard in Nikolaev and was launched on 30 March 1951 and commissioned into the Black Sea Fleet on 11 November 1951.^[3]

She was decommissioned on 30 June 1959 and sold to the Indonesian Navy. She was renamed RI Sultan Iskandar Muda (304).

She was again retired from service in 1973.

References

1. "Destroyers - Project 30bis". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
2. A.M., Vasiliev (2006). 60 years together with the fleet. pp. 104–304. ISBN 5-903152-01-5.
3. "Сайт "АТРИНА" • Эскадренный миноносец пр.30-бис типа "Смелый"". 2007-09-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2021-08-12.