Russian destroyer Moskvitianin
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russian Empire | |
| Name | Moskvitianin |
| Builder | Putilov Shipyard, Saint Petersburg |
| Laid down | June 1904 |
| Launched | 7 May 1905 |
| Completed | 1906 |
| Fate | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Emir Bukharsky-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 620 t (610 long tons) (deep load) |
| Length | 72.39 m (238 ft) |
| Beam | 8.2 m (27 ft) |
| Draft | 2.74 m (9 ft) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 1,050 nmi (1,940 km; 1,210 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 90 |
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Moskvitianin (Russian: Москвитянин) was an Emir Bukharsky-class destroyer built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1906, she served in the Baltic Fleet and participated in the First World War.
Design and description
The Emir Bukharsky-class ships were enlarged and improved versions of the preceding Bditelny class from 1900. Moskvitianin normally displaced 570 metric tons (560 long tons)[1] and 620 metric tons (610 long tons) at full load. She measured 72.39 meters (237 ft 6 in) long overall with a beam of 8.2 meters (26 ft 11 in), and a draft of 2.74 meters (9 ft 0 in). The ships were propelled by two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam from four Schulz-Thornycroft boilers. The engines were designed to produce a total of 6,500 indicated horsepower (4,800 kW) for an intended maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). During Moskvitianin's sea trials, she reached a speed of 25.75 knots (47.69 km/h; 29.63 mph) from 6,512 ihp (4,856 kW). The ship carried enough coal to give her a range of 1,050 nautical miles (1,940 km; 1,210 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). Her crew numbered 91 officers and men.[2]
The main armament of the Emir Bukharsky class consisted of two 50-caliber 75-millimeter (3 in) guns, one gun each at the forecastle and stern. Their secondary armament included six 57-millimeter (2.2 in) guns positioned on the main deck amidships, three guns on each broadside. All of the guns were fitted with gun shields. They were also fitted with four 7.62-millimeter (0.30 in) machine guns.[3] The ships were equipped with three 450-millimeter (17.7 in) torpedo tubes in rotating mounts. Two of the single-tube mounts were located between the funnels while the third was between the aft superstructure and the rear funnel.[4]
In 1909–1910 the ships were rearmed with a pair of 102-millimeter (4 in) Pattern 1911 Obukhov guns that replaced the 75 mm guns. All of the 57 mm guns were removed and replaced by a single 37-millimeter (1.5 in) anti-aircraft gun. The destroyers may have been modified to lay 20 mines at this time.[3]
Construction and career
Moskvitianin was laid down in 1904 by Putilov Shipyard at their facility in Petrograd. The ship was launched on 7 May 1905 and entered service the following year.[5]
References
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