Soviet destroyer Pylky (1952)

	A Skory-class destroyer of Indonesian Navy c. 1960s
History
Soviet Union
Name	Pylky; (Пылкий);
Namesake	Ardent in Russian
Builder	Zhdanov Shipyard
Laid down	20 April 1952
Launched	31 July 1952
Commissioned	31 December 1952
Decommissioned	9 May 1964
Indonesia
Name	Diponegoro
Namesake	Diponegoro
Commissioned	1964
Renamed	Sultan Badarudin
Namesake	Mahmud Badaruddin II
Decommissioned	1973
Identification	Pennant number: 306
General characteristics
Class and type	Skory-class destroyer
Displacement	2,316 long tons (2,353 t) standard; 3,066 long tons (3,115 t) full load;
Length	120.5 m (395 ft 4 in)
Beam	12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draught	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	3 × boilers 60,000 shp (44,742 kW); 2 × shafts;
Speed	36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range	4,080 nautical miles (7,556 km; 4,695 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	286
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radars: ; Gyus-1; Ryf-1; Redan-2; Vympel-2; Sonar: ; Tamir-5h;
Armament	as built:; 2 × dual 130 mm (5.1 in) guns; 1 × dual 85 mm (3.3 in) guns; 7 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns; 2 × quin 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 60 × mines ; 52 × depth charges; as modernized:; 2 × dual 130 mm (5.1 in) guns; 2 × quin RBU 2500 anti-submarine rockets; 1 × dual 85 mm (3.3 in) guns; 7 × single 57 mm guns; 1 × quin 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 60 × mines or; 52 × depth charges;

Pylky was a Skory-class destroyer of the Soviet Navy which later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed RI Diponegoro (306).^[1]

Development

The development of the first post-war destroyer project based on the previous project 30 was entrusted to the TsKB-17 team. The composition of the armament was finally specified on November 28, 1945. The technical design materials and working drawings were developed under the leadership of the chief designer A. L. Fisher (deputies G. D. Agul, K. A. Maslennikov) in the new, recreated, TsKB-53. The technical design was approved by the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 149-95 of January 28, 1947.^[2]

The lead ship of this project was accepted into the USSR Navy on December 21, 1949, on the occasion of J.V. Stalin's birthday. Engineer-Lieutenant Colonel A.T.^[2]

Construction and career

The ship was built at Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad and was launched on 31 July 1952 and commissioned into the Baltic Fleet on 31 July 1952.^[3]

She was decommissioned on 9 May 1964 and sold to the Indonesian Navy. She was renamed RI Diponegoro (306). Later in her service she was renamed as Sultan Badarudin.^[4]

She was retired from Indonesian Navy in 1973.^[5]^[4]

References

^ "Destroyers - Project 30bis". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
^ ^a ^b A.M., Vasiliev (2006). 60 years together with the fleet. pp. 104–304. ISBN 5-903152-01-5.
^ "Сайт "АТРИНА" • Эскадренный миноносец пр.30-бис типа "Смелый"". 2007-09-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
^ ^a ^b Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 178. ISBN 9781557501325.
^ Moore, Capt. John (1974). Jane's Fighting Ships 1974-75. Jane's Information Group. p. 168. ISBN 978-0354005067.

[1] "Destroyers - Project 30bis". russianships.info. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

[:0-2] A.M., Vasiliev (2006). 60 years together with the fleet. pp. 104–304. ISBN 5-903152-01-5.

[3] "Сайт "АТРИНА" • Эскадренный миноносец пр.30-бис типа "Смелый"". 2007-09-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

[conway95-4] Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 178. ISBN 9781557501325.

[5] Moore, Capt. John (1974). Jane's Fighting Ships 1974-75. Jane's Information Group. p. 168. ISBN 978-0354005067.

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