Russian destroyer Grom
Appearance
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History | |
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Name | Grom |
Builder | Metal Works, Saint Petersburg |
Fate | Sunk during the Battle of Moon Sound, 14 October 1917 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Orfey-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,260 long tons (1,280 t) |
Length | 98 m (321 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 steam turbines |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 1,250 nmi (2,320 km; 1,440 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 167 |
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Grom (Russian: Гром) was one of eight Orfey-class destroyers built for the Russian Imperial Navy during World War I. Completed in 1916, she served with the Baltic Fleet and was sunk on 14 October 1917 during the Battle of Moon Sound.
Bibliography
[edit]- Budzbon, Przemysław (1985). "Russia". In Gray, Randal (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 291–325. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Watts, Anthony J. (1990). The Imperial Russian Navy. London: Arms and Armour. ISBN 0-85368-912-1.