Soviet monitor Zhelezniakov
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Soviet Union | |
Name | Zhelezniakov |
Laid down | November 1934 |
Launched | 22 November 1935 |
Completed | October 1936 |
Fate | Converted to a hulk, 11 March 1958; restored and preserved as a museum ship since 10 July 1967 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Monitor |
Tonnage | 263 tonnes (259 long tons; 290 short tons) |
Length | 51.2 metres (168 ft) |
Beam | 8.2 metres (27 ft) |
Draft | .9 metres (2 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion | 4 diesels (280 hp), 2 screws |
Speed | 8.3 kn (15 km/h; 10 mph) |
Endurance | 3,700 nautical miles |
Crew | 78 |
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Zhelezniakov is a river warship of the Soviet Navy, monitor of project SB-37. It took part in World War II. The warship became a lead ship in its class.
In 1967 it was installed in the Sailor's Park at Rybalskyi island as a monument-memorial. The same year around the monument was created the Sailor's Park (official name "To the sailor's of the Dnieper Flotilla").