Russian destroyer Bespokoyny (1990)

For other ships with the same name, see Russian destroyer Bespokoiny (1913) and Soviet destroyer Bespokoyny (1951).

59.9838108°N 29.7609141°E / 59.9838108; 29.7609141

Bespokoyny on 8 December 2018
History
Soviet Union → Russia
Name	Bespokoyny (Беспокойный)
Namesake	Restless in Russian
Builder	Severnaya Verf, Leningrad
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 & 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 & 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

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

Development and design

Main article: Sovremenny-class destroyer

The project began in the late 1960s when it was becoming obvious to 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 were 156 metres (512 ft) 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

Bespokoyny was laid down on 18 April 1987 and launched on 9 June 1990 by Severnaya Verf in Leningrad.^[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 was sealed so that it could be afloat without maintenance by a permanent crew. On September 28, the press service of the enterprise reported that the destroyer would stay at the plant for about a month. During this time, the plant's specialists would carry out the full scope of work on its conversion. In particular, the screws and shafts would be removed, and the destroyer's hull preserved and painted.

On May 13, 2018, Bespokoyny arrived at a permanent anchorage at 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 Saint Petersburg regional branch of the Yunarmiya, the destroyer became a place for educational excursions.^[3]

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