Soviet destroyer Pylky (1952)

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For other ships with the same name, see Soviet destroyer Pylkiy.
For other ships with the same name, see KRI Diponegoro.
RI Siliwangi, Jalesveva Jayamahe, p44.jpg
A Skory-class destroyer of Indonesian Navy c. 1960s
History
Soviet Union
Name
  • Pylky
  • (Пылкий)
NamesakeArdent in Russian
BuilderZhdanov Shipyard
Laid down20 April 1952
Launched31 July 1952
Commissioned31 December 1952
Decommissioned9 May 1964
Indonesia
NameDiponegoro
NamesakeDiponegoro
Commissioned1964
RenamedSultan Badarudin
NamesakeMahmud Badaruddin II
Decommissioned1973
IdentificationPennant number: 306
General characteristics
Class and typeSkory-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,316 long tons (2,353 t) standard
  • 3,066 long tons (3,115 t) full load
Length120.5 m (395 ft 4 in)
Beam12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draught3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
  • 3 × boilers 60,000 shp (44,742 kW)
  • 2 × shafts
Speed36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range4,080 nautical miles (7,556 km; 4,695 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement286
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radars:
    • Gyus-1
    • Ryf-1
    • Redan-2
    • Vympel-2
  • Sonar:
    • Tamir-5h
Armament

Pylky was a Skory-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy which later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed RI Diponegoro (306).[1]

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 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]

She was retired from Indonesian Navy in 1973.[5][4]

References[]

  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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Moore, Capt. John (1974). Jane's Fighting Ships 1974-75. Jane's Information Group. p. 168. ISBN 978-0354005067.
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