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Indonesian cruiser Irian

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History
USSR
NameOrdzhonikidze
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard, Leningrad
Laid down19 October 1949
Launched17 September 1950
Commissioned30 June 1952
Out of serviceSold to Indonesia in 1962
Indonesia
NameKRI Irian
Acquired1962
Commissioned1963
FateSold for scrap in 1972
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement
  • 13,600 tons standard,
  • 16,640 tons full load
Length
  • 210 m (690 ft) overall
  • 205 m (673 ft) waterline
Beam22 m (72 ft)
Draught6.9 m (23 ft)
Propulsion2 shaft geared steam turbines, 6 boilers, 110,000 hp (82,000 kW)
Speed32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Range9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement1,250
Armament
  • 12 × 15.2 cm (6.0 in)/57 cal B-38 guns in 4 triple Mk5-bis turrets
  • 12 × 10 cm (3.9 in)/56 cal Model 1934 guns in 6 twin SM-5-1 mounts
  • 32 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns in 16 twin V-11M mounts
  • 10 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes in 2 quintuple PTA-53-68-bis mounts
Armour
  • Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Conning tower: 150 mm (5.9 in)
  • Deck: 50 mm (2.0 in)
  • Turrets: 175 mm (6.9 in) front, 65 mm (2.6 in) sides, 60 mm (2.4 in) rear, 75 mm (3.0 in) roof
  • Barbettes: 130 mm (5.1 in)
  • Bulkheads: 100–120 mm (3.9–4.7 in)

Ordzhonikidze was a Sverdlov-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy.

In April 1956 the ship docked at Portsmouth; aboard were Nikita Khrushchev[1] and Nikolai Bulganin[2].

Former Royal Navy diver Lionel Crabb was recruited to observe the Ordzhonikidze.[3]

References

  1. ^ Day, Peter (8 March 2006). "How Buster Crabb's fatal spy mission angered Eden". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Frogman files show blunders surrounding Cdr 'Buster' Crabb's death". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ "FROGMAN MISSING NEAR SOVIET SHIP; British Diver Reported Seen During Russian Leaders' Visit- Feared Dead". The New York Times. May 5, 1956. Retrieved 17 March 2020.