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Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 4 × single 102 mm (4.0 in) guns |
The fastest destroyer in the world when completed, named after the cruiser lost at Korsakov. Fought German destroyers in the Gulf of Riga in 1915.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × single 102 mm (4.0 in) guns
- 4 × twin 457 mm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes
- 60 mines
| Builder | Putilovsky Plant, St. Petersburg |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1 July 1910 |
| Launched | 4 July 1911 |
| Commissioned | 9 September 1913 |
| Displacement | 1,260 long tons (1,280 t) (normal) 1,590 long tons (1,620 t) |
| Length | 102.4 m (335 ft 11 in) |
| Speed | 37.3 knots (69.1 km/h; 42.9 mph) (trials) |
| Complement | 142 men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
4 July 1911
Battle of the Gulf of Riga
Survived
8–20 August 1915
Fate
Sunk
Sunk by a German mine on 28 August 1941