Russian destroyer Bezuprechnyy

Bezuprechnyy was a Sovremenny-class destroyer of the Russian Navy.[1]

Bezuprechnyy underway in August 1986
History
Russia
Name:
  • Bezuprechnyy
  • (Безупречный)
Namesake: Bezuprechnyy
Builder: Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg
Laid down: 29 January 1981
Launched: 25 July 1983
Commissioned: 6 November 1985
Decommissioned: 4 August 1994
Homeport: Kaliningrad
Identification: Pennant number: 413, 417, 430, 439, 455, 459, 681, 820
Fate: Scrapped
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:
Aircraft carried: 1× Ka-27 helicopter
Aviation facilities: Helipad

Development and design
Main article: Sovremenny-class destroyer

The 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-millimetre (5 in) automatic gun turret.

The Sovremenny-class 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

Bezuprechnyy was laid down on 29 January 1981 and launched on 25 July 1983 by Severnaya Verf in Saint Petersburg.[2] She was commissioned on 6 November 1985.

Beginning on 5 January 1987, alongside the aircraft carrier Kiev and the cruiser Admiral Isachenkov, she saw service in the Mediterranean Sea, tracking the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. From 2 to 5 June, Bezuprechnyy visited the port of Tripoli (Libya). On 23 June 1987, the destroyer returned to Severomorsk, having covered 20,197 nautical miles (37,405 km; 23,242 mi) in 168 sailing days.

From 4 to 17 March 1989, together with the destroyer Okrylyonnyy, she supervised the NATO exercises Nord Star and monitored the aicraft carrier USS America.

On 4 August 1994, by order of the Northern Fleet No. 02868, Bezuprechnyy was put into reserve. Since 3 November 1994, the vessel has undergone repairs and modernization at Severnaya Verf. Due to a lack of funding, the destroyer was designated for decommissioning.[3]

  • Bezuprechnyy underway on August 1986.
  • Bezuprechnyy underway on 30 August 1986.

References
  1. "Destroyers - Project 956". russianships.info. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  2. "Sovremenny". web.archive.org. 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  3. Pavlov, A. S. (2000). 1st rank destroyers. Yakutsk: Sakhapoligrafizdat.
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