Russian destroyer Turkmenets-Stavropolsky

Turkmenents-Stavropolsky (Russian: Туркменец-Ставропольский) was a Ukraina-class destroyer built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the first decade of the 20th century. The ship's original name was Trukhmenets (Russian: Трухменец), but she was renamed Turkmenents-Stavropolsky on 10 October 1908. Completed in 1905, the destroyer served in the Baltic Fleet and participated in the First World War.

As Turkmenets-Stavropolsky
History
Russian Empire
Name	Trukhmenets
Builder	Lange & Sohn, Riga, Governorate of Livonia
Laid down	1904
Launched	5 February 1905
Completed	1905
Renamed	Turkmenets-Stavropolsky, 6 June 1908
Fate	Scrapped, 30 July 1962
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Ukraina-class destroyer
Displacement	730 t (720 long tons) (deep load)
Length	73.18 m (240 ft 1 in)
Beam	7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
Draft	3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) (deep load)
Installed power	4 Normand boilers 6,200 ihp (4,623 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Complement	90
Armament	2 × single 75 mm (3 in) guns 4 × single 57 mm (2.2 in) guns 1 × twin, 1 × single 380 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes

Design and description

Turkmenents-Stavropolsky normally displaced 580 metric tons (570 long tons) and 730 metric tons (720 long tons) at full load. She measured 73.18 meters (240 ft 1 in) long overall with a beam of 7.1 meters (23 ft 4 in), and a draft of 3.35 meters (11 ft 0 in).^[1] The ships were propelled by two 4-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam from four Normand boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 6,000 indicated horsepower (4,500 kW) for an intended maximum speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). During Turkmenents-Stavropolsky's sea trials, she reached 26.1 knots (48.3 km/h; 30.0 mph) from 6,491 ihp (4,840 kW). Her crew numbered 90 officers and men.^[2]

The main armament of the Ukraina class consisted of two 50-caliber 75-millimeter (3 in) guns, one gun each at the forecastle and stern. Their secondary armament included four 57-millimeter (2.2 in) guns positioned on the main deck amidships, two guns on each broadside. All of the guns were fitted with gun shields. Turkmenents-Stavropolsky was equipped with three 380-millimeter (15 in) torpedo tubes in two rotating mounts. The twin-tube mount was located between the middle and rear funnels while the single mount was between the aft superstructure and the rear funnel.^[3]

In 1909–1910 the ships were rearmed with a pair of 102-millimeter (4 in) Pattern 1911 Obukhov guns that replaced the 75 mm guns. All of the 57 mm guns were removed.^[4]

Construction and career

Turkmenents-Stavropolsky was laid down in 1904 by Lange & Sohn at their shipyard in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, with the name of Trukhmenets and launched on 5 February 1905. She was completed later in the year and renamed in 1908.^[1]