Soviet destroyer Bespokoyny (1951)

Skory-class destroyer

For other ships with the same name, see Soviet destroyer Bespokoyny (1990).

A Skory-class destroyer of Indonesian Navy c. 1960s

History
Soviet Union
Name|

* Bespokoyny
* (Беспокойный)

Namesake| Restless in Russian
Builder| Mykolayiv Shipyard
Laid down| 16 January 1951
Launched| 30 June 1951
Commissioned| 21 December 1951
Decommissioned| 30 June 1959
Indonesia
Name| Sandjaja
Namesake| Richardus Kardis Sandjaja
Commissioned| 1959
Decommissioned| 1971
Identification| Pennant number: 203
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

Bespokoyny was a Skory-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy which later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed RI Sandjaja (203).[1]

## Development

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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

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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 Sandjaja (203).[4]

She was again retired from service in 1971.

## References

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1. ^ "Destroyers - Project 30bis". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
2. ^ a b 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.
4. ^ "Destroyer Bespokoyny - Project 30bis / Skoryy Class". www.kchf.ru. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

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