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Izumrud, (ex-Latvian Chester (ex-Canadian (ex-British))) Light Cruiser laid down 1914 (Engine 1939)
Scrapped 1946.

Displacement:
5,334 t light; 5,608 t standard; 5,990 t normal; 6,295 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
430.00 ft / 430.00 ft x 49.75 ft x 17.50 ft (normal load)
131.06 m / 131.06 m x 15.16 m x 5.33 m

Armament:
6 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2x3 guns), 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1939 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, evenly spread
6 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns in single mounts, 67.03lbs / 30.41kg shells, 1939 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
8 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1939 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 830 lbs / 376 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.46" / 88 mm 318.24 ft / 97.00 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: 2.52" / 64 mm 108.27 ft / 33.00 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
3.49 ft / 1.06 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 114 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.98" / 25 mm

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 66,176 shp / 49,368 Kw = 31.00 kts
Range 4,965nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 687 tons

Complement:
339 - 442

Cost:
£0.668 million / $2.670 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 104 tons, 1.7 %
Armour: 1,264 tons, 21.1 %
- Belts: 669 tons, 11.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 38 tons, 0.6 %
- Armour Deck: 558 tons, 9.3 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 1,790 tons, 29.9 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,106 tons, 35.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 656 tons, 11.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 70 tons, 1.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
6,024 lbs / 2,733 Kg = 89.9 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 1.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 12.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.42
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.12

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.560
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.64 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.74 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 66 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m (22.00 ft / 6.71 m before break)
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 21.14 ft / 6.44 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 113.3 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 115.0 %
Waterplane Area: 15,070 Square feet or 1,400 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 75 lbs/sq ft or 364 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.79
- Longitudinal: 2.91
- Overall: 0.90
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate

Notes:
- Main battery twin's simmed as triples to account for semi-automatic weight
- Material condition poor; used for training and AA only. Scheduled for scrapping in 1945.

Ships in Class:
- Izumrud: Laid down 1914, reconstructed 1940

Rynda, former British Light Cruiser Birkenhead laid down 1914 (Engine 1940)
Bought from Latvia and used as a training and anti-aircraft ship. Scrapped 1946.

Displacement:
5,147 t light; 5,447 t standard; 5,887 t normal; 6,240 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
446.74 ft / 430.00 ft x 49.75 ft x 17.20 ft (normal load)
136.17 m / 131.06 m x 15.16 m x 5.24 m

Armament:
6 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (2x3 guns), 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
6 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns in single mounts, 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1940 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1940 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
8 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1940 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 978 lbs / 444 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.46" / 88 mm 318.24 ft / 97.00 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Ends: 2.52" / 64 mm 108.27 ft / 33.00 m 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
3.49 ft / 1.06 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 114 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 1.18" / 30 mm
2nd: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 1.18" / 30 mm
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 0.98" / 25 mm

- Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 42,653 shp / 31,819 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 5,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 793 tons

Complement:
335 - 436

Cost:
£0.543 million / $2.174 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 104 tons, 1.8 %
Armour: 1,264 tons, 21.5 %
- Belts: 669 tons, 11.4 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 38 tons, 0.6 %
- Armour Deck: 558 tons, 9.5 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 1,140 tons, 19.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,334 tons, 39.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 740 tons, 12.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 305 tons, 5.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,628 lbs / 4,367 Kg = 143.6 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 2.2 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 14.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.65
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.50

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
Block coefficient: 0.560
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.64 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.74 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 61 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.30 ft / 6.80 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.30 ft / 6.80 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 14.30 ft / 4.36 m (22.30 ft / 6.80 m before break)
- Stern: 14.30 ft / 4.36 m
- Average freeboard: 21.64 ft / 6.59 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 191.1 %
Waterplane Area: 15,070 Square feet or 1,400 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 126 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 82 lbs/sq ft or 399 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.87
- Longitudinal: 3.41
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Notes:
- Twin 130mm semiautomatic mounts simmed as triples.
- Material condition poor. Scheduled for retirement in 1945.

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
Air search Radar - 10 tons
Antiaircraft fire control radar - 10 tons
CIC - 100 tons
Diesel generators - 10 tons
Spare parts - 25 tons
Classrooms etc for use as a training ship - 150 tons

Ships in Class:
- Rynda: Laid down 1914, reconstructed in 1940.

Novik class (as rebuilt), Russian destroyer laid down 1910, rebuilt 1925

Displacement:
1,164 t light; 1,214 t standard; 1,376 t normal; 1,504 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
336.63 ft / 336.29 ft x 31.17 ft x 11.48 ft (normal load)
102.61 m / 102.50 m x 9.50 m x 3.50 m

Armament:
4 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30.51lbs / 17kg shells, 1925 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 1 raised mount aft
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 2.20lbs / 1.00kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 131 lbs / 59 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
9 - 20.9" / 530 mm above water torpedoes
50 tons depth charges

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm - -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 27,766 shp / 20,714 Kw = 32.75 kts
Range 4,100nm at 15.00 kts (Bunkerage = 290 tons)

Complement:
112 - 146

Cost:
£0.493 million / $1.974 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 16 tons, 1.2 %
Armour: 9 tons, 0.7 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 9 tons, 0.7 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 690 tons, 50.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 399 tons, 29.0 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 211 tons, 15.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 3.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
410 lbs / 186 Kg = 13.4 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.28
Metacentric height 1.4 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 11.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.16
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.20

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.79 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.08 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 66 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 59
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 1.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19.85 ft / 6.05 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 19.85 ft / 6.05 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 14.47 ft / 4.41 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 175.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 62.1 %
Waterplane Area: 6,696 Square feet or 622 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 69 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 29 lbs/sq ft or 141 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 2.17
- Overall: 0.58
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Ships in Class:
- Novik (scrapped 1945)
- Bespokoiny (scrapped 1943)
- Derzky (scrapped 1943)
- Gnevny (scrapped 1943)
- Pronzitelny (scrapped 1943)
- Bystry (scrapped 1943)
- Gromki (scrapped 1943)
- Pospeshny (scrapped 1943)
- Pylki (scrapped 1943)
- Schastlivy (scrapped 1943)
- Prymyslav (scrapped 1943)
- Bryachislav (scrapped 1943)

Saratov class, Russian Carrier Escort laid down 1929

Displacement:
4,267 t light; 4,492 t standard; 5,458 t normal; 6,231 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
523.30 ft / 501.97 ft x 46.92 ft x 18.86 ft (normal load)
159.50 m / 153.00 m x 14.30 m x 5.75 m

Armament:
6 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (3x2 guns), 107.15lbs / 48.60kg shells, 1929 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
2 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (1x2 guns), 37.48lbs / 17.00kg shells, 1929 Model
Dual purpose guns in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
12 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (6x2 guns), 37.48lbs / 17.00kg shells, 1929 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts
32 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1929 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,217 lbs / 552 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 435.53 ft / 132.75 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 133 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.20" / 5 mm 1.57" / 40 mm
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Armour deck: 0.59" / 15 mm, Conning tower: 2.95" / 75 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 59,638 shp / 44,490 Kw = 32.00 kts
Range 10,800nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,740 tons

Complement:
316 - 412

Cost:
£2.093 million / $8.373 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 140 tons, 2.6 %
Armour: 595 tons, 10.9 %
- Belts: 334 tons, 6.1 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 80 tons, 1.5 %
- Armour Deck: 162 tons, 3.0 %
- Conning Tower: 20 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 1,832 tons, 33.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,701 tons, 31.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,191 tons, 21.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2,847 lbs / 1,292 Kg = 26.6 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 2.1 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 13.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.69
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.430
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.70 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.40 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.59 ft / 7.80 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.86 ft / 5.75 m
- Mid (50 %): 18.86 ft / 5.75 m (11.32 ft / 3.45 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.32 ft / 3.45 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 15.77 ft / 4.81 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 128.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 131.9 %
Waterplane Area: 14,789 Square feet or 1,374 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 101 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 67 lbs/sq ft or 326 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.71
- Longitudinal: 1.13
- Overall: 0.75
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Orphei class destroyers, laid down 1915. Refitted 1932
Length, 98.0 m x Beam, 9.3 m x Depth, 3.0 m
1378 tonnes normal displacement (1288 tonnes standard)
Main battery: 4 x 10.0-cm
Secondary battery: 1 x 7.6-cm
AA battery: 4 x 1.3-cm
Weight of broadside: 62 kg
9 TT, 45.0 cm
20 tons depth charges
Hull unarmored
Battery armor:
Main, 2.5 cm shields / secondary, 2.5 cm shields

Maximum speed for 28168 shaft kw = 33.00 knots
Approximate cruising radius, 1700 nm / 15 knots
Typical complement: 113-147

Estimated cost, $997,000 (£249,000)
Remarks:
Caution: Hull structure is subject to strain in open-sea
conditions.
Caution: Magazines and engineering spaces are very cramped,
and lack adequate watertight subdivision.
Oil firing.
Ship has slow, easy roll; a good, steady gun platform.
Good seaboat; rides out heavy weather easily.

Distribution of weights:
Percent
normal
displacement:
Armament ......................... 17 tonnes = 1 pct
Armor, total ..................... 6 tonnes = 0 pct
Armament 6 tonnes = 0 pct
Machinery ........................ 810 tonnes = 59 pct
Hull and fittings; equipment ..... 396 tonnes = 29 pct
Fuel, ammunition, stores ......... 130 tonnes = 9 pct
Miscellaneous weights ............ 20 tonnes = 1 pct
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1378 tonnes = 100 pct
Estimated metacentric height, 0.4 m
Displacement summary:
Light ship: 1249 tonnes
Standard displacement: 1288 tonnes
Normal service: 1378 tonnes
Full load: 1445 tonnes
Loading submergence 578 tonnes/metre
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Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.28
Shellfire needed to sink: 155 kg = 11.2 x 10.0-cm shells
(Approximates weight of penetrating
shell hits needed to sink ship,
not counting critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 0.2
(Approximates number of 'typical'
torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform, 70 percent
(50 percent is 'average')
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam, 0.21
Relative quality as a seaboat: 1.21
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Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.50
Sharpness coefficient: 0.33
Hull speed coefficient 'M' = 8.83
'Natural speed' for length = 17.9 knots
Power going to wave formation
at top speed: 71 percent

Estimated hull characteristics and strength:
Relative underwater volume absorbed by
magazines and engineering spaces: 200 percent
Relative accommodation and working space: 95 percent

Displacement factor: 46 percent
(Displacement relative to loading factors)

Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.50
(Structure weight per square
metre of hull surface: 160 kg)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.58
(for 5.10 m average freeboard;
freeboard adjustment +1.99 m)
Relative composite hull strength: 0.56
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[Machine-readable parameters: Spring Style v. 1.2.1]
321.44 x 30.50 x 9.84; 16.73 -- Dimensions
0.50 -- Block coefficient
1915 -- Year laid down
33.00 / 1700 / 15.00; Oil-fired turbine or equivalent -- Speed / radius / cruise
20 tons -- Miscellaneous weights
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4 x 3.94; 0 -- Main battery; turrets
Central positioning of guns
Gun-shields
:
1 x 2.99; 0 -- Secondary battery; turrets
Gun-shields
:
4 x 0.51 -- Tertiary (QF/AA) battery
:
0 -- No fourth (light) battery
9 / 0 / 17.72 -- TT / submerged / size
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0.00 -- No belt armor
0.00 / 0.00 -- Deck / CT
0.98 / 0.98 / 0.00 / 0.00 -- Battery armor

(Note: For portability, values are stored in Anglo-American units)

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Ships in Class:
- Orfei: Retired and scrapped
- Azard: Retired and scrapped
- Artem: Retired and scrapped
- Desna: Retired and scrapped
- Grom: Retired and scrapped
- Letun: Retired and scrapped
- Pobiditel: Retired and scrapped
- Volodarski: Retired and scrapped
- Samson: Retired and scrapped
- Zabiyaka: Retired and scrapped
- Uritski: Retired and scrapped
- Gavril: Retired and scrapped
- Konstantin: Retired and scrapped
- Vladimir: Retired and scrapped
- Mikhail: Retired and scrapped
- Mechislav: Retired and scrapped
- Kapitan Belli: Retired and scrapped
- Kapitan Izylmetev: Retired and scrapped
- Kapitan Kern: Retired and scrapped
- Kapitan Konon-Zotov: Retired and scrapped
- Kapitan Kroun: Retired and scrapped
- Kapitan I ranga Miklucha Maklai: Retired and scrapped
- Lieutenant Dubasov: Retired and scrapped
- Lieutenant Ilin: Retired and scrapped

Tashkent Class, Russian Destroyer laid down 1921

Displacement:
1,446 t light; 1,496 t standard; 1,652 t normal; 1,771 t full load
Loading submergence 206 tons/feet

Dimensions:
377.30 ft x 32.81 ft x 10.50 ft (normal load)
115.00 m x 10.00 m x 3.20 m

Armament:
3 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns
4 - 1.46" / 37 mm AA guns
4 - 0.50" / 13 mm guns
Weight of broadside 208 lbs / 94 kg
9 - 21.0" / 533 mm above water torpedoes
50 tons depth charges/mines

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 39,099 shp / 29,168 Kw = 33.50 kts
Range 3,200nm at 15.00 kts

Complement:
129 - 168

Cost:
£0.510 million / $2.039 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 26 tons, 1.6 %
Machinery: 913 tons, 55.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 457 tons, 27.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 207 tons, 12.5 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 3.0 %
Metacentric height 1.6

Remarks:
Caution: Hull subject to strain in open-sea
Hull space for machinery, storage & compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation & workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Estimated overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Relative margin of stability: 1.34
Shellfire needed to sink: 398 lbs / 181 Kg = 5.9 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells
(Approx weight of penetrating shell hits needed to sink ship excluding critical hits)
Torpedoes needed to sink: 0.3
(Approx number of typical torpedo hits needed to sink ship)
Relative steadiness as gun platform: 70 %
(Average = 50 %)
Relative rocking effect from firing to beam: 0.21
Relative quality as seaboat: 1.21

Hull form characteristics:
Block coefficient: 0.445
Sharpness coefficient: 0.30
Hull speed coefficient 'M': 9.75
'Natural speed' for length: 19.42 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 65 %
Trim: 58
(Maximise stabilty/flotation = 0, Maximise steadiness/seakeeping = 100)

Estimated hull characteristics & strength:
Underwater volume absorbed by magazines and engineering spaces: 193.5 %
Relative accommodation and working space: 81.0 %
(Average = 100%)
Displacement factor: 56 %
(Displacement relative to loading factors)
Relative cross-sectional hull strength: 0.50
(Structure weight / hull surface area: 33 lbs / square foot or 161 Kg / square metre)
Relative longitudinal hull strength: 1.03
(for 15.26 ft / 4.65 m average freeboard, freeboard adjustment 4.69 ft)
Relative composite hull strength: 0.54

Ships in Class:
- Tashkent: Retired and scrapped 1947
- Ulyanovsk: Retired and scrapped 1947
- Orenburg: Retired and scrapped 1947
- Novokuznetsk: Retired and scrapped 1947
- Ryazan: Retired and scrapped 1947
- Tomsk: Retired and scrapped 1947
- Lipetsk: Retired and scrapped 1947
- Tyumin: Retired and scrapped 1947
- Magnitogorsk: Retired and scrapped 1947
- Nizhny Tagil: Retired and scrapped 1947
- Belgorod: Retired and scrapped 1947
- Surgut: Retired and scrapped 1947

Project 14 Khitriy, Russian Coast Defense Submarine laid down 1925

Displacement:
365 t light; 374 t standard; 444 t normal; 500 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
147.64 ft / 147.64 ft x 17.88 ft x 12.80 ft (normal load)
45.00 m / 45.00 m x 5.45 m x 3.90 m

Armament:
1 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
Weight of broadside 2 lbs / 1 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 500
4 - 20.9" / 530 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators plus batteries,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 452 shp / 337 Kw = 12.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 10.00 kts (Bunkerage = 125 tons)

Diving characteristics:
Operational depth - 360ft/110m
Emergency depth - 576ft/176m
Crush depth - 900ft/274m

Complement:
23 - 31

Cost:
£0.049 million / $0.196 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 15 tons, 3.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 251 tons, 56.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 79 tons, 17.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 99 tons, 22.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
219 lbs / 99 Kg = 141.9 x 1.5 " / 37 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.00
Metacentric height 0.4 ft / 0.1 m
Roll period: 12.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 0 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.460
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.26 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 12.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 40 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Mid (40 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Stern: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Average freeboard: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 100.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 0.0 %
Waterplane Area: 1,698 Square feet or 158 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 342 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 92 lbs/sq ft or 449 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 3.60
- Longitudinal: 3.61
- Overall: 3.60
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
Ship has quick, lively roll, not a steady gun platform
Caution: Lacks seaworthiness - very limited seakeeping ability

Ships in Class:
- L-1: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-2: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-3: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-4: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-5: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-6: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-7: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-8: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-9: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-10: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-11: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-12: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-13: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-14: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-15: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-16: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-17: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-18: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-19: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- L-20: Retired and scrapped Q2/1948

Varyag class, Russian Escort Cruiser laid down 1931

Displacement:
5,466 t light; 5,799 t standard; 6,502 t normal; 7,064 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
436.12 ft / 426.51 ft x 45.93 ft (Bulges 54.13 ft) x 18.42 ft (normal load)
132.93 m / 130.00 m x 14.00 m (Bulges 16.50 m) x 5.62 m

Armament:
6 - 9.21" / 234 mm guns (3x2 guns), 440.92lbs / 200.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns in single mounts, 79.37lbs / 36.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
4 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 37.48lbs / 17.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline, evenly spread, all raised mounts
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 3,461 lbs / 1,570 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.69" / 170 mm 196.85 ft / 60.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 1.18" / 30 mm 196.85 ft / 60.00 m 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
32.81 ft / 10.00 m Unarmoured ends
Main Belt covers 71 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 6.69" / 170 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 4.72" / 120 mm
2nd: 2.76" / 70 mm - -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
4th: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
5th: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Armour deck: 3.94" / 100 mm, Conning tower: 6.69" / 170 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 11,969 shp / 8,929 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,265 tons

Complement:
361 - 470

Cost:
£2.444 million / $9.776 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 379 tons, 5.8 %
Armour: 2,095 tons, 32.2 %
- Belts: 635 tons, 9.8 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 428 tons, 6.6 %
- Armour Deck: 982 tons, 15.1 %
- Conning Tower: 50 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 358 tons, 5.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,574 tons, 39.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,035 tons, 15.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 60 tons, 0.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,123 lbs / 4,592 Kg = 25.9 x 9.2 " / 234 mm shells or 2.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 2.0 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 16.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.77

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.535
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.88 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 20.65 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 44 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 40
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.41 ft / 8.05 m
- Forecastle (25 %): 17.39 ft / 5.30 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.62 ft / 4.15 m
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 13.62 ft / 4.15 m
- Stern: 14.44 ft / 4.40 m
- Average freeboard: 16.01 ft / 4.88 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 63.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 102.9 %
Waterplane Area: 13,481 Square feet or 1,252 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 108 lbs/sq ft or 526 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 1.95
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Aviation:
1 Seaplane, 1 Catapult on Q turret

Ships in Class:
- Varyag: retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- Bayan: retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- Pamyat' Mercurya: retired and scrapped Q2/1948
- Pamyat' Azova: retired and scrapped Q2/1948