Russian destroyer Bespokoynyy

Bespokoynyy is a decommissioned Sovremenny-class destroyer of the Russian Navy preserved as museum ship.[1]

Bespokoynyy on 8 December 2018
History
Russia
Name:	Bespokoynyy (Беспокойный)
Namesake:	Bespokoynyy
Builder:	Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg
Laid down:	18 April 1987
Launched:	9 June 1990
Commissioned:	28 December 1991
Decommissioned:	2018
Homeport:	Kaliningrad
Identification:	Pennant number: 620, 678
Status:	Museum ship at Kotlin Island, Russia
General characteristics
Class and type:	Sovremenny-class destroyer
Displacement:	6,600 tons standard, 8,480 tons full load
Length:	156 m (511 ft 10 in)
Beam:	17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
Draught:	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion:	2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers, 75,000 kW (100,000 hp), 2 fixed propellers, 2 turbo generators,and 2 diesel generators
Speed:	32.7 knots (60.6 km/h; 37.6 mph)
Range:	3,920 nmi (7,260 km; 4,510 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 1,345 nmi (2,491 km; 1,548 mi) at 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement:	350
Sensors and processing systems:	Radar: Air target acquisition radar, 3 × navigation radars, 130 mm gun fire-control radars, 30 mm air-defence gun fire control radar Sonar: Active and passive under-keel sonar ES: Tactical situation plotting board, anti-ship missile fire control system, air defence, missile fire-control system, and torpedo fire control system
Electronic warfare & decoys:	2 PK-2 decoy dispensers (200 rockets)
Armament:	Guns: 4 (2 × 2) AK-130 130 mm naval guns 4 × 30 mm AK-630 CIWS Missiles 8 (2 × 4) (SS-N-22 'Sunburn') anti-ship missiles 48 (2 × 24) SA-N-7 'Gadfly' surface-to-air missiles Anti-submarine: 2 × 2 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 × 6 RBU-1000 300 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft carried:	1× Ka-27 series helicopter
Aviation facilities:	Helipad

Development and design

Project began in the late 1960s when it was becoming obvious in the Soviet Navy that naval guns still had an important role particularly in support of amphibious landings, but existing gun cruisers and destroyers were showing their age. A new design was started, employing a new 130 mm automatic gun turret.

The ships are  156 metres (511 ft 10 in) in length, with a beam of 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) and a draught of 6.5 metres (21 ft 4 in).

Construction and career

Bespokoynyy was laid down on 18 April 1987 and launched on 9 June 1990 by Severnaya Verf in Saint Petersburg.[2] She was commissioned on 28 December 1991.

In September 2016, the ship was docked at the Yantar Baltic Shipyard for conversion. The ship's hull will be sealed so that it can be afloat without maintenance by a permanent crew. On September 28, the press service of the enterprise reported that the destroyer will stay at the plant for about a month. During this time, the plant's specialists will carry out the full scope of work on its conversion. In particular, the screws and shafts will be removed, the destroyer's hull will be preserved and painted.

On May 13, 2018, Bespokoypyy arrived at the place of eternal anchorage from the base of the Baltic Fleet. It was turned into an exhibit of the military-historical complex of the Western Military District, and for the students of the St. Petersburg regional branch of the Yunarmiya, the destroyer became a place for educational excursions.[3]

In 2020, it was reported that Bespokoypyy's two propellers had been stolen and sold for profit by a group that included the ship's former commanding officer.[4]

References

1. "Destroyers - Project 956". russianships.info. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
2. "Sovremenny". web.archive.org. 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
3. function.mil.ru https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12175296@egNews. Retrieved 2020-12-17. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. Trevithick, Joseph. "Russian Navy Commander Stole Two 13-Ton Bronze Propellers From His Own Destroyer". The Drive. Retrieved 2021-01-13.