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'''Maxim Gorky''' was a [[USSR|Soviet]] [[Red Banner]] [[light cruiser]] of the [[Kirov class cruiser|Kirov class]], named after [[Maxim Gorky]]. It was laid on [[December 20]] [[1936]], launched on [[April 30]] [[1938]] and commissioned on [[October 25]] [[1940]]. |
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|Ship country= [[Soviet Union]] |
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|Ship name= ''Maxim Gorky'' |
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|Ship namesake=[[Maxim Gorky]] |
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|Ship builder=[[Baltic Shipyard|Ordzhonikidze Yard]], [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]] |
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|Ship laid down=20 Decemer 1936 |
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|Ship launched=30 April 1938 |
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|Ship commissioned=12 December 1940 |
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|Ship refit=Summer 1953 |
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|Ship honours=[[Order of the Red Banner]], |
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|Ship fate= sold for scrap 18 April 1959 |
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|Header caption= (Project 26bis) |
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|Ship type=[[light cruiser]] |
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|Ship displacement= {{convert|8177|t|ton}} (standard)<br />{{convert|9728|t|ton}} (full load) |
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|Ship length= {{convert|191.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship beam={{convert|17.66|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship draught={{convert|6.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (full load) |
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|Ship propulsion=2 shafts, Ansaldo geared turbines<br/>6 Yarrow-Normand oil-fired boilers<br/>{{convert|129750|shp|kW|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship speed= {{convert|36.72|kn|mph km/h|lk=on}} (on trials) |
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|Ship endurance={{convert|4220|nmi|km|-1|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h|0}} |
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|Ship complement=963 |
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|Ship sensors=''Redut-K'' [[radar]]<br />''Arktur'' [[hydrophone]] |
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|Ship armament=3 × 3 - {{convert|180|mm|abbr=on}} ''B-1-P'' guns<br /> |
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6 × 1 - {{convert|100|mm|abbr=on}} ''B-34'' [[dual-purpose]] guns<br /> |
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9 × 1 - [[45 mm anti-aircraft gun (21-K)|{{convert|45|mm|in|abbr=on}} ''21-K'' AA gun]]<br /> |
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4 × 1 - {{convert|12.7|mm|in|abbr=on}} AA [[machine gun]]s<br /> |
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2 × 3 - {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s<br /> |
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96–150 [[Naval mines|mines]]<br /> |
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50 [[depth charge]]s |
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|Ship armour=|Ship armour=[[Belt armor|Waterline belt]]: {{convert|70|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br/>[[Deck (ship)|Deck]]: {{convert|50|mm|in|abbr=on}} each<br/>[[Turret]]s: {{convert|70|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br/>[[Barbette]]s: {{convert|70|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br />[[Conning tower]]: {{convert|150|mm|in|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship aircraft=2 × [[Beriev Be-2|KOR-1]] seaplanes |
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|Ship aircraft facilities=1 ''ZK-1'' catapult |
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'''Maxim Gorky''' was a Project 26bis {{sclass|Kirov|cruiser}} of the [[Soviet Navy]] that served during [[World War II]] and into the [[Cold War]]. |
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In 1941 the ship was severely damaged by a [[naval mine]], but regained its buoyancy and arrived at [[Tallinn]] and then to [[Kronstadt]]. After being repaired, the ship participated in the [[Battle of Leningrad]], where it launched 27 shellings, at which ca. 30 [[tonne]]s of shells have been shot. 126 shellings were launched by ship in total and 2,311 shells of the main caliber were shot. During the war ''Maxim Gorky'' was commanded by officers A. N. Petrov, I. G. Svyatov and A. G. Vanifatyev. |
In 1941 the ship was severely damaged by a [[naval mine]], but regained its buoyancy and arrived at [[Tallinn]] and then to [[Kronstadt]]. After being repaired, the ship participated in the [[Battle of Leningrad]], where it launched 27 shellings, at which ca. 30 [[tonne]]s of shells have been shot. 126 shellings were launched by ship in total and 2,311 shells of the main caliber were shot. During the war ''Maxim Gorky'' was commanded by officers A. N. Petrov, I. G. Svyatov and A. G. Vanifatyev. |
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The ship was decommissioned in February 1956. |
The ship was decommissioned in February 1956. |
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==Notes== |
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==General characteristics== |
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* full [[displacement (fluid)|displacement]]: 9,792 [[tonne]]s |
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* length: 191.4 m |
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* beam: 17.7 m |
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* {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946|editor=Roger Chesneau|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwhich|date=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}} |
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* draft: 6.3 m |
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* {{cite book|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, MD|date=2005|edition=Third Revised Edition|isbn=1-59114-119-2}} |
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* speed: 36.1 [[knot (speed)|knot]]s (max) |
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* {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia|publisher=Cassell|location=London|date=1995|isbn=1-86019-874-0}} |
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* armament: nine 180 mm guns, six 100 mm guns, thirteen 37 mm guns, six 12.7 mm [[machine gun]]s, two 533 mm [[torpedo tube]]s, eight bomb launchers and 240 mines |
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* {{cite book|last=Yakubov|first=Vladimir|coauthors=Worth, Richard|title=The Soviet Light Cruisers of the ''Kirov'' Class|editor=Jordan, John|publisher=Conway|location=London|date=2009|series=Warship 2009|pages=82-95|isbn=978-1-84486-089-0}} |
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* crew: 963 men |
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==External links== |
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* {{ru icon}} [http://navsource.narod.ru/photos/02/064/index.ht Maxim Gorky on navsource.narod.ru (with photos)] |
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* {{ru icon}} [http://sovnavy-ww2.by.ru/cruisers/typ_kirov.htm Project 26 history] |
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Revision as of 18:21, 11 August 2009
 Maxim Gorky
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| Name | Maxim Gorky |
| Namesake | Maxim Gorky |
| Builder | Ordzhonikidze Yard, Leningrad |
| Laid down | 20 Decemer 1936 |
| Launched | 30 April 1938 |
| Commissioned | 12 December 1940 |
| Refit | Summer 1953 |
| Honours and awards | Order of the Red Banner, |
| Fate | sold for scrap 18 April 1959 |
| General characteristics (Project 26bis) | |
| Type | light cruiser |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 8,177 tonnes (8,048 long tons; 9,014 short tons) (standard) 9,728 tonnes (9,574 long tons; 10,723 short tons) (full load) |
| Length | 191.4 m (627 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 17.66 m (57 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) (full load) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 shafts, Ansaldo geared turbines 6 Yarrow-Normand oil-fired boilers 129,750 shp (96,750 kW) |
| Speed | 36.72 knots (42.26 mph; 68.01 km/h) (on trials) |
| Endurance | 4,220 nmi (7,820 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 963 |
| Sensors and processing systems | list error: <br /> list (help) Redut-K radar Arktur hydrophone |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 3 × 3 - 180 mm (7.1 in) B-1-P guns 6 × 1 - 100 mm (3.9 in) B-34 dual-purpose guns |
| Armour | list error: <br /> list (help) Waterline belt: 70 mm (2.8 in) Deck: 50 mm (2.0 in) each Turrets: 70 mm (2.8 in) Barbettes: 70 mm (2.8 in) Conning tower: 150 mm (5.9 in) |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × KOR-1 seaplanes |
| Aviation facilities | 1 ZK-1 catapult |
Maxim Gorky was a Project 26bis Kirov-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy that served during World War II and into the Cold War.
In 1941 the ship was severely damaged by a naval mine, but regained its buoyancy and arrived at Tallinn and then to Kronstadt. After being repaired, the ship participated in the Battle of Leningrad, where it launched 27 shellings, at which ca. 30 tonnes of shells have been shot. 126 shellings were launched by ship in total and 2,311 shells of the main caliber were shot. During the war Maxim Gorky was commanded by officers A. N. Petrov, I. G. Svyatov and A. G. Vanifatyev.
The ship was decommissioned in February 1956.
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References
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- Roger Chesneau, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. Greenwhich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised Edition ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - Whitley, M. J. (1995). Cruisers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. London: Cassell. ISBN 1-86019-874-0.
- Yakubov, Vladimir (2009). Jordan, John (ed.). The Soviet Light Cruisers of the Kirov Class. Warship 2009. London: Conway. pp. 82–95. ISBN 978-1-84486-089-0.
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