Silent is a squadron of the “Whale” type destroyer of the Russian Imperial fleet .
"Silent" until March 9, 1902 - "Killer Whale" | |
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The destroyer "Silent" | |
Service | |
Russian empire | |
Ship class and type | Destroyer |
Home port | Port Arthur → Vladivostok → Murmansk |
Organization | First Pacific Squadron → Siberian military flotilla → Flotilla of the Arctic Ocean → Northern Fleet RKKF |
Manufacturer | Schihau, Elbing |
Construction started | March 29, 1899 |
Launched | March 3, 1900 |
Commissioned | July 12, 1900 |
Removed from the fleet | 1924 |
Status | Disassembled |
Main characteristics | |
Displacement | 350 tons |
Length | 63.5 m |
Width | 7 m |
Draft | 2.7 m |
Engines | 2 steam engines , 4 steam boilers |
Power | 6000 l. with. |
Mover | 2 |
Travel speed | 27 knots |
Navigation range | 1500 nautical miles at 10 knots |
Crew | 4 officers and 58 sailors |
Armament | |
Artillery | 1 × 75 mm, 5 × 47 mm From 1912: 2 × 75 mm, 6 × 7.62 mm |
Mine-torpedo armament | 3 × 381 mm TA |
Content
Construction
Ordered according to the shipbuilding program “For the needs of the Far East”. On January 23, 1899, he was enlisted in the lists of ships of the Russian Fleet ; on March 29, 1899, it was laid under the name "Killer Whale" at the Schihau shipyard in Elbing . Launched on March 3, 1900, entered service on July 12, 1900. March 9, 1902 renamed to "Silent." After testing, he went to Kronstadt , where he arrived in July 1902.
Service
From October 31, 1900 to May 6, 1901 made the transition from Kronstadt to Port Arthur , where he joined the First Detachment of the destroyers of the First Pacific Squadron [1] .
With the beginning of the Russian-Japanese war, "Silent" took part in the hostilities, carrying guard service on the outer roads and making reconnaissance campaigns. During the first month of the war, the destroyer went to sea with various combat missions 5 times [1] .
February 26, 1904 the ship took part in the battle of the destroyers at Port Arthur; in this naval battle, the four squadrons of the destroyers of the Russian detachment (" Fearless ", " Merciless ", "Silent", " Impressive ") were confronted by four Japanese "fighters". After the enemy ships were discovered, the destroyer, following the flagship, opened fire at them at 3:45. After a lively shootout, opponents lost each other in the dark. As a result of this collision, several Japanese ships were seriously damaged [2] . For a long time the ship was under repair. On May 8, “Silent” ran into a Japanese mine barrage, after which it was again put in for repair. Renovated by July 12th. During the battle in the Yellow Sea, he managed to break through the blockade and escape from the pursuing Japanese ships in Qingdao . On August 2, “Silent” was disarmed and interned by the Chinese government [3] [1] .
February 4, 1905 "Silent" became part of the Siberian Flotilla , based on Vladivostok . In the years 1912-1913 was a major overhaul with rearmament. In addition, a second mast was installed for the wireless antenna. In 1917 he made the transition from Vladivostok to the Barents Sea , where he arrived on September 10, 1917 and entered the Flotilla of the Arctic Ocean [1] .
November 8, 1917 joined the RKKF , in March 1918 it was captured in Murmansk by the invaders. In the sea did not go because of a faulty condition. After returning to the RKKF, it underwent a major overhaul, and on June 24, 1924, was removed from the fleet lists with the transfer of the “State funds” for implementation.
See also
- Maximov, Andrei Semenovich
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 N. N. Afonin, S. A. Balakin “Sea Collection” No. 5 2000 , ““ Attentive ”and Others (Port-Arthur Destroyers of Foreign Construction)”
- ↑ “Fearless” // Military Encyclopedia : [in 18 t.] / Ed. VF Novitsky [et al.]. - SPb. ; [ M. ]: Type. t-islands I. D. Sytin , 1911-1915.
- ↑ “Silent” // Military Encyclopedia : [in 18 t.] / Ed. VF Novitsky [et al.]. - SPb. ; [ M. ]: Type. t-islands I. D. Sytin , 1911-1915.
Literature
- N. N. Afonin, S. A. Balakin “Sea Collection” No. 5, 2000 , ““ Attentive ”and Others (Port Arthur Destroyers of Foreign Construction)”.
- The military chronicle of the Russian fleet: A chronicle of the most important events in the military history of the Russian fleet from the 9th century. on 1917 - M .: Voenizdat MVS USSR, 1948. - 492 p.
- Taras A. Ships of the Russian Imperial Navy 1892-1917 - Harvest, 2000. - ISBN 9854338886 .
- Afonin N.N. Killer whale type destroyers (1898–1925). Series "Warships of the world." - Samara: ANF Istflot, 2005. - 88 p.: Ill. ISBN 5-98830-011-1
- N.A. Zalessky Flotilla of the Arctic Ocean in the Civil War (Historical notes, 71)