Pylky was a Skory-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy which later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed RI Diponegoro (306).[1]
 A Skory-class destroyer of Indonesian Navy c. 1960s
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| History | |
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 Soviet Union | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Ardent in Russian |
| Builder | Zhdanov Shipyard |
| Laid down | 20 April 1952 |
| Launched | 31 July 1952 |
| Commissioned | 31 December 1952 |
| Decommissioned | 9 May 1964 |
 Indonesia | |
| Name | Diponegoro |
| Namesake | Diponegoro |
| Commissioned | 1964 |
| Renamed | Sultan Badarudin |
| Namesake | Mahmud Badaruddin II |
| Decommissioned | 1973 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 306 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Skory-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 120.5 m (395 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| 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 | |
| Armament |
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Development
editThe 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
editThe ship was built at Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad and was launched on 31 July 1952 and commissioned into the Baltic Fleet on 31 July 1952.[3]
She was decommissioned on 9 May 1964 and sold to the Indonesian Navy. She was renamed RI Diponegoro (306). Later in her service she was renamed as Sultan Badarudin.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Destroyers - Project 30bis". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ a b A.M., Vasiliev (2006). 60 years together with the fleet. pp. 104–304. ISBN 5-903152-01-5.
- ^ "Сайт "АТРИНА" • Эскадренный миноносец пр.30-бис типа "Смелый"". 2007-09-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ a b Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 178. ISBN 9781557501325.
- ^ Moore, Capt. John (1974). Jane's Fighting Ships 1974-75. Jane's Information Group. p. 168. ISBN 978-0354005067.