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| ''Kapitan Belli'' <br>renamed ''Karl Leibnecht'' |
| ''Kapitan Belli'' <br>renamed ''Karl Leibnecht'' |
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| 29 Oct 1915 |
| 29 Oct 1915 |
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| Transferred to the [[Soviet Northern Fleet]]. Broken up |
| Transferred to the [[Soviet Northern Fleet]]. Broken up 1950s |
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| ''Kapitan Izylmetev'' <br>renamed ''Lenin'' |
| ''Kapitan Izylmetev'' <br>renamed ''Lenin'' |
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| ''Kapitan Kern''<br>renamed ''Kuibishev'' |
| ''Kapitan Kern''<br>renamed ''Kuibishev'' |
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| 27 Aug 1915 |
| 27 Aug 1915 |
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| Transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet. Broken up |
| Transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet. Broken up 1950s |
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| ''Kapitan Kanon''<br>renamed ''Zotov'' |
| ''Kapitan Kanon''<br>renamed ''Zotov'' |
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| ''Lieutenant Ilin''<br>renamed ''Voikov'' |
| ''Lieutenant Ilin''<br>renamed ''Voikov'' |
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|28 Nov 1914 |
|28 Nov 1914 |
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|transferred to the Soviet Pacific Fleet. Broken up |
|transferred to the Soviet Pacific Fleet. Broken up 1950s |
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| ''Orfei'' |
| ''Orfei'' |
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|5 Jun 1916 |
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| Broken up 1929, after sustaining |
| Broken up 1929, after sustaining irreparable mine damage in 1917 |
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|''Azard''<br>renamed ''Artem'' |
|''Azard''<br>renamed ''Artem'' |
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|5 Jun 1916 |
|5 Jun 1916 |
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|Sank British submarine L55 during the Russian Civil War, |
|Sank [[British submarine L55|British submarine ''L55'']] during the [[Russian Civil War]], sunk 28 August 1941 by mines |
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| ''Desna''<br>renamed ''Engels'' |
| ''Desna''<br>renamed ''Engels'' |
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|''Gavril'' |
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|5 Jan 1915 |
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|Helped sink British submarine ''L55''. Sunk by mines 21 October 1919 |
|Helped sink [[British submarine L55|British submarine ''L55'']]. Sunk by mines 21 October 1919 |
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|''Konstantin'' |
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|Sunk by mines 21 October 1919 |
|Sunk by mines 21 October 1919 |
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|Mikhail |
|''Mikhail'' |
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|towed to Petrograd but |
|towed to Petrograd but broken up incomplete 1923 |
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|Mechislav |
|''Mechislav'' |
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|towed to Petrograd but broken up incomplete 1923 |
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Revision as of 14:37, 16 July 2007
History | |
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Russian Empire/Soviet Union | |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Orfey-class destroyers |
Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 1,260 tons (standard) 1,440 tons (full load) |
Length | 98 m |
Beam | 9.3 m |
Draught | 3 m |
Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 shaft AEG turbines 4 Vulkan type boilers 30,500 hp |
Speed | 32 knots |
Complement | 150 |
Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 4 x 4 inch guns 1 x 40 mm AA gun 2 x machine guns 9 x 18 inch torpedo tubes (3 x 3) 80 mines |
The Orfey-class destroyers were built for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. They were modified versions of the Novik and the Derzky-class destroyers. These ships were larger, had triple torpedo tubes and an extra 4 inch gun. Fourteen ships were completed in 1914 - 1917 and fought in World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. The survivors fought in World War II.
Ships
Built at the Putilov yard, St Petersburg
Ship | Launched | Fate |
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Kapitan Belli renamed Karl Leibnecht |
29 Oct 1915 | Transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet. Broken up 1950s |
Kapitan Izylmetev renamed Lenin |
4 Nov 1914 | Scuttled 24 June 1941 at Liepāja, Lithuania while under repair |
Kapitan Kern renamed Kuibishev |
27 Aug 1915 | Transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet. Broken up 1950s |
Kapitan Kanon renamed Zotov |
23 Oct 1915 | Broken up incomplete 1923 |
Kapitan Kroun | 5 Aug 1916 | Broken up incomplete 1923 |
Kapitan I ranga Miklucha Maklai renamed Spartak (1917) |
27 Aug 1915 | Captured by the British in 1919, given to the Estonian Navy and sold by the Estonians to Peru in 1933. Scrapped in 1954 ref |
Lieutenant Dubasov | 9 Sep 1916 | Broken up incomplete 1923 |
Lieutenant Ilin renamed Voikov |
28 Nov 1914 | transferred to the Soviet Pacific Fleet. Broken up 1950s |
Built at Metal Works, St Petersburg (Petrograd)
Ship | Launched | Fate |
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Orfei | 5 Jun 1916 | Broken up 1929, after sustaining irreparable mine damage in 1917 |
Azard renamed Artem |
5 Jun 1916 | Sank British submarine L55 during the Russian Civil War, sunk 28 August 1941 by mines |
Desna renamed Engels |
4 Nov 1915 | Sunk 25 Aug 1941 by mines |
Grom | 5 Jun 1915 | Sunk 14 Oct 1917, during the Battle of Moon Sound |
Letun | 4 Nov 1915 | Broken up 1925, after sustaining irreparable mine damage in 1917 |
Pobiditel renamed Volodarski |
5 Nov 1914 | Sunk 28 August 1941 |
Samson renamed Stalin |
5 Jun 1915 | Broken up 1953 |
Zabiyaka renamed Uritski |
5 Nov 1914 | transferred to the Northern Fleet, Broken up 1953 |
Built by Russo Baltic Yard, Reval
Ship | Launched | Fate |
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Gavril | 5 Jan 1915 | Helped sink British submarine L55. Sunk by mines 21 October 1919 |
Konstantin | 12 Jun 1915 | Sunk by mines 21 October 1919 |
Vladimir renamed Svoboda |
18 Aug 1915 | Sunk by mines 21 October 1919 |
Mikhail | 1916 | towed to Petrograd but broken up incomplete 1923 |
Mechislav | 1916 | towed to Petrograd but broken up incomplete 1923 |
Sokol | 1917 | towed to Petrograd but broken up incomplete 1923 |
References
- Conway's All the world's Fighting Ships 1906-1922
- M.J Whitley, Destroyers of World War 2, 1988 Cassell Publishing ISBN 1-85409-521-8