The Skoryy class were the first destroyer

Destroyer

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s built for the Soviet Navy

Soviet Navy

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 after the end of World War II

World War II

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. Seventy (70) ships were built between 1949 and 1953. The Soviet designation was Project 30bis.

Design

The ships were derived from the Project 30 Ognevoy class destroyer

Ognevoy class destroyer

The Ognevoi class were a series of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy during and immediately after World War II. The Soviet Designation was Project 30 and Project 30K....

, but were slightly larger with better sea-keeping and significantly increased endurance. These ships were longitudinally framed and completely welded. The ships were built in 101 modular pre-fabricated sections which led to rapid building times. The machinery and main armament was essentially identical to those of the Ognevoy class destroyers but the boilers employed forced draught for increased power.

Modernisation

The ships were modernised in the 1950’s with new anti-aircraft guns and anti-submarine mortars and updated sensors (new radar and sonar). One bank of torpedo tubes were removed and extra accommodation (deckhouses) added.

Ships

70 ships were built for both the Soviet navy and for export, this is the largest production run for any large Soviet surface warship.

Soviet ships:

• Baltic Fleet
  Baltic Fleet
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   - 16 ships, built by Zhdanov yard Leningrad, all names began with letter S
  • Smelyy (Valiant)
  • Soikij
  • Skoryy →transferred to Poland as ORP Wicher
    ORP Wicher (1958)
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  • Surovyy (harsh)
  • Serdityy (severe)
  • Sposobnyy (capable)
  • Stremitielnyy
  • Sokrusitilnyy
  • Svobodny (free)
  • Statny
  • Smetlivy → transferred to Poland as ORP Grom
  • Smotriaschy
  • Sovershenny (perfect)
  • Seriosny (serious)
  • Solidny (solid)
  • Stepeinny
  • Pylkiy (ardent)

• Black Sea Fleet
  Black Sea Fleet
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   - 18 ships, built by Nikolaev yards, Names began with letter B

• • Bditielny (Watchful)
  • Bezudierzhny
  • Buzhnyy
  • Bezupriechny (Irreproachable)
  • Besstrashnyy (Fearless)
  • Boyevoy (Militant)
  • Bystryy (Rapid)
  • Burnyy
  • Besposchadnyy (merciless)
  • Bezzhalostnyy
  • Bezzavitnyy
  • Besszumnyy
  • Bespokoynyy (resteless)
  • Bezbojazniennyj (dauntless)
  • Biezotkazny
  • Bessmennyy (unchanging)
  • Bezukorizennyy

• Northern Fleet
  Northern Fleet
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   - 18 ships built by Severodvinsk yard, Names began with letter O

• • Ognenny (Fiery)
  • Otchetlivyy
  • Ostryy (sharp)
  • Otvetstvienny (responsible)
  • Otmenny
  • Otryvistyy
  • Otrazhajuschiy
  • Otradnyy
  • Ozarennyy
  • Oberegazhuschiy
  • Ostorozhnyy (careful)
  • Okrylennyy
  • Otczazhannyy
  • Opasnyy (dangerous)
  • Otzyvchivyy
  • Ozhivliennyy
  • Ozhestoczenny
  • Ochranyazhuschiy

• Pacific Fleet
  Pacific Fleet
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   - 17 ships, built by Komsomolsk na Amure yard, names began with V
  • Vstriechny
  • Veduszchi
  • Vazhny
  • Vspylchivyy
  • Velichavyy
  • Vertkiy
  • Vechny (permamnent)
  • Vichrevoy
  • Vidny
  • Vernyy (faithful)
  • Vnematelny
  • Vnezapnyy
  • Vyrazitielny
  • Volievoy
  • Volny
  • Vkradcziviy
  • Vdumchiviy
  • Vrazumitivelny

Exported ships were:

• Egyptian Navy - six ships
• Indonesian Navy
  Indonesian Navy
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   - seven ships
• Polish Navy
  Polish Navy
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  - 2 ships transferred from Baltic Fleet

The Soviet ships were decommissioned and scrapped between 1965 and 1984