Russian destroyer Gromki (1913)
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- Nevsky Shipyard, Saint Petersburg (built)
- Nikolayev Admiralty, Mykolaiv (assembled)
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| Name | Gromki |
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| Laid down | 30 September 1913 |
| Launched | 5 December 1913 |
| Completed | 21 April 1915 |
| Fate | Scuttled, 17 June 1918 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Derzky-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,110 t (1,090 long tons) |
| Length | 98 m (321 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 9.3–9.36 m (30 ft 6 in – 30 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 3.41–3.76 m (11 ft 2 in – 12 ft 4 in) (deep load) |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 steam turbines |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 1,680 nmi (3,110 km; 1,930 mi) at 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Complement | 111 |
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Gromki (Russian: Громкий) was a Derzky-class destroyer built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I. Completed in 1915, she served with the Black Sea Fleet.
In 1911, the Imperial Russian Navy conducted a design competition for destroyers to serve with the Black Sea Fleet based on the successful design of the Novik. The Navy selected the design submitted by the Putilov Shipyard, but only awarded a contract for one ship to Putilov. Contracts for two ships were given to St. Petersburg Metal Works and Nevsky Shipyard. All three of these shipyards were in Saint Petersburg and would have to assemble their ships on the Black Sea. The Navy awarded four destroyers to OSNiV in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, based on a promise of early delivery. It also allowed the company to alter the design as necessary.[1]
Gromki was one of the Putilov-designed ships. They normally displaced 1,110 long tons (1,130 t)[2] and 1,410–1,460 long tons (1,430–1,480 t) at full load.[3] They measured 98 meters (321 ft 6 in) long overall with a beam of 9.3–9.36 meters (30 ft 6 in – 30 ft 9 in), and a draft of 3.41–3.76 meters (11 ft 2 in – 12 ft 4 in).[2] The ships were propelled by two AEG-Curtis-Vulkan steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam from five Vulkan-Yarrow boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 23,000 shaft horsepower (17,000 kW) for an intended maximum speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph). On Gromki's sea trials, she only reached 30.1 knots (55.7 km/h; 34.6 mph)[3] from 24,500 shp (18,300 kW). The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 1,680 nautical miles (3,110 km; 1,930 mi) at 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). Their crew numbered 111.[2]
The main armament of the Dzerky-class ships did not vary between the two designs. It consisted of three single four-inch (102 mm) Pattern 1911 Obukhov guns and ten 450-millimeter (17.7 in) torpedo tubes in five twin mounts. One of these guns was mounted on the forecastle and a superfiring pair on the stern, aft of the torpedo tubes. All of the ships were initially fitted with two 7.62 mm (0.30 in) machine guns,[4] with most ships receiving another pair of guns during the war. A pair of 47 mm (1.9 in) anti-aircraft (AA) guns were also added during the war. The ships could carry 80 M1912 naval mines. They were also fitted with a Barr and Stroud rangefinder and two 60-centimeter (24 in) searchlights.[5]
