Leytenant Burakov-class destroyer
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Class overview | |
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Operators | |
Built | 1904–1906 |
In commission | 1906–1925 |
Completed | 11 |
Lost | 3 |
Scrapped | 8 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 402 t (396 long tons) |
Length | 56.44 m (185 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
Draft | 3.21 m (10 ft 6 in) (deep load) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines |
Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
Range | 1,080 nmi (2,000 km; 1,240 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 67 |
Armament |
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The Leytenant Burakov class (Russian: Лейтенант Бураков) consisted of 11 destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy in France during the first decade of the 20th century. They served in the Baltic Fleet and participated in the First World War.
Design and description
[edit]The Leytenant Burakov-class ships displaced 402–405 metric tons (396–399 long tons)at normal load. They measured 56.44–56.72 meters (185 ft 2 in – 186 ft 1 in) long overall with a beam of 6.35–6.4 meters (20 ft 10 in – 21 ft 0 in), and a draft of 3.2–3.35 meters (10 ft 6 in – 11 ft 0 in). The ships were propelled by two 4-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam from four Normand boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 6,000 indicated horsepower (4,500 kW) for an intended maximum speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph). During the ships' sea trials, they generally exceeded this figure, reaching up to 27.6 knots (51.1 km/h; 31.8 mph). The ships normally carried 80 metric tons (79 long tons) of coal, but could carry a maximum of 100 t (98 long tons). Range figures varied widely between the ships, but Likhoy and Letuchy had ranges of 1,080 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,240 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). Their crew numbered 67 officers and men.[1]
The main armament of the Leytanant Burakov class consisted of two 50-caliber 75-millimeter (3 in) guns, one gun each on the roofs of the forward and rear conning towers. They were also equipped with six 7.62-millimeter (0.30 in) machine guns. The ships were fitted with two single 450-millimeter (17.7 in) torpedo tubes. The forward mount was positioned between the funnels and the rear one was aft of the rear pair of funnels.[2][3][4]
Ships
[edit]Name | Laid down[5] | Launched[5] | Entered Service[5] | Fate[2] |
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Leytenant Burakov | 1904 | 20 June 1905 | December 1905 | Sunk, 12 August 1917 |
Metky | 1905 | 24 June 1905 | 1906 | Scrapped, 21 November 1925 |
Molodetsky | 15 September 1905 | January 1906 | Scrapped, 1925 | |
Moshchny | 10 March 1905 | December 1905 | Scrapped, 1923 | |
Iskusny | 11 July 1905 | January 1906 | Scrapped, 1922 | |
Ispolnitelny | 30 July 1905 | Sunk, 12 December 1914 | ||
Krepky | 24 August 1905 | 1906 | Scrapped, 1925 | |
Lyogky | 27 September 1905 | September 1906 | Scrapped, 1924 | |
Lovky | 15 October 1905 | April 1906 | Scrapped, 1925 | |
Letuchy | 16 November 1905 | Capsized, 12 December 1914 | ||
Likhoy | 13 December 1905 | Scrapped, 21 November 1925 |
References
[edit]Bibliography
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