"Shrewd" - the Soviet destroyer project 30 bis . After June 11, 1956, the Egyptian destroyer Al Zaffer.
| EM "Shrewd" after June 11, 1956 EM "Al Zaffer" | |
|---|---|
 El Zafer | |
| Service | |
 USSR → Egypt | |
| Class and type of vessel | Destroyer |
| Organization | USSR Navy → Egyptian Navy |
| Manufacturer | Plant number 190 |
| Ordered to build | March 15, 1950 (listed) |
| Construction started | May 24, 1951 (laid down) |
| Launched | November 17, 1951 |
| Commissioned | August 11, 1952 (joined the Navy) |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | July 18, 1956 disbanded and July 30, 1956 expelled from the Soviet Navy with the transfer of the Egyptian Navy |
| Status | In 1985, disarmed and sold by the Egyptian command for scrapping |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2,316 t (standard), 3,066 t (full) |
| Length | 120.5 m |
| Width | 12 m |
| Draft | 3.9 m (average) |
| Power | 2 × 30,000 liters from. |
| Speed | 36.5 knots (maximum), 15.7 knots (economic) |
| Sailing range | 3,660 nautical miles at economic speed |
| Crew | 286 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 2 × 2 130 mm AU B2-LM |
| Flak | 1 × 2 85 mm AU 92-K , 7 × 1 37 mm AC 70-K (or 4x2 37 mm AU V-11 ) |
| Mine torpedo armament | 2 × 5 533 mm TA, 2 BMB-2 and 2 bomb spreaders (51 depth charges), 52 mines of the Krab design bureau or 60 m M-26 |
Content
- 1 Construction History
- 2 Service
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Construction History
Enlisted in the Navy of the USSR March 15, 1950. Laid at the factory number 190 named. A.A. Zhdanova May 24, 1951 (building number 611), launched on November 17, 1951, transferred to the Navy on August 5, 1952. On August 11, the Soviet naval flag was hoisted on the ship, at the same time the destroyer joined the Soviet Navy [1] .
Service
On August 11, 1952, the "Shrewd" was part of the 4th Navy, and from December 24, 1955, in connection with the disbandment of the 4th Navy, it became part of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet .
From October 15 to 18, 1953, the destroyer Smetlivy paid a visit to Gdynia ( Poland ) and from October 12 to 17, 1955 to Portsmouth ( Great Britain ). November 14, 1955 allocated for transfer to Egypt, but the transfer took place through Poland, the transfer of the ship from Gdynia to Alexandria was carried out under the Polish flag. On June 11, 1956, the destroyer was transferred to the Alexandria Navy of Egypt with renaming to Al Zaffer (Al-Zaffer), was disbanded on July 18, and expelled from the Soviet Navy on July 30 [1] .
In 1985, disarmed and sold by the Egyptian command for scrapping [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Destroyer destroyer