Soviet destroyer Lenin

Lenin (Russian: Ленин) was a Leytenant Ilin-class destroyer built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I under the name of Kapitan Izylmetev (Russian: Капитан Изыльметьев). Completed in 1916, she served with the Baltic Fleet. The ship was taken over by the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution in 1917 and renamed Lenin five years later.

History
Russian Empire
Name	Kapitan Izylmetev
Builder	Putilov Shipyard, Saint Petersburg
Laid down	16 November 1913
Launched	21 October 1914
Completed	11 July 1916
Fate	Seized by the Bolsheviks, November 1917
Soviet Union
Name	Kapitan Izylmetev
Namesake	Vladimir Lenin
Acquired	November 1917
Commissioned	19 January 1918
Recommissioned	17 September 1919
Decommissioned	October 1918
Renamed	Lenin (31 December 1922)
Refit	1924–1925
Fate	Scuttled, 25 June 1941
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Leytenant Ilin-class destroyer
Displacement	1,360 t (1,340 long tons)
Length	98 m (321 ft 6 in)
Beam	9.34 m (30 ft 8 in)
Draught	3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Installed power	4 water-tube boilers 30,000 shp (22,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 steam turbines
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range	1,680 nmi (3,110 km; 1,930 mi) at 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement	150
Armament	4 × single 102 mm (4 in) guns 1 × single 40 mm (1.6 in) AA gun 3 × triple 45 cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes 80 mines

Design and description

The Leytenant Ilin-class ships were designed as an improved version of the Derzky class.^[1] The ships normally displaced 1,360 long tons (1,380 t) and 1,562–1,600 long tons (1,587–1,626 t) at full load. They measured 98 meters (321 ft 6 in) long overall with a beam of 9.34 meters (30 ft 8 in), and a draft of 3.15 meters (10 ft 4 in). The Leytenant Ilins were propelled by two Brown-Boveri-Parsons steam turbines, each driving one propeller using steam from four Normand-Vulcan boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 30,000 shaft horsepower (22,000 kW) for an intended maximum speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) using forced draft.^[2] On Kapitan Izylmetev's sea trials, she only reached 30.8 knots (57.0 km/h; 35.4 mph) from 30,500 shp (22,700 kW). The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 1,680 nautical miles (3,110 km; 1,930 mi) at 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). Their crew numbered 150.^[3]

The Leytenant Ilin-class ships were originally intended to have an armament of two single four-inch (102 mm) Pattern 1911 Obukhov guns and a dozen 450-millimeter (17.7 in) torpedo tubes in six double mounts. The Naval General Staff changed this to four triple mounts once they became available and then decided to exchange a torpedo mount for two more four-inch guns in August 1915 while the ships were still under construction. One of these guns was mounted on the forecastle and three on the stern, aft of the torpedo tubes.^[1] All of these guns were on the centerline and interfered with each other's movements.^[4] Anti-aircraft defense was provided by a 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft (AA) gun in a single mount amidships. The Leytenant Ilins were completed with one triple torpedo mount between the forward funnels and two mounts aft of the rear funnel. The ships could carry 80 M1912 naval mines. They were also fitted with a Barr and Stroud rangefinder and two 60-centimeter (24 in) searchlights.^[2]

Construction and career

Kapitan Izylmetev was completed in 1916 and participated in operations during the First World War. Her crew joined the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution in 1917 and the ship was renamed Lenin on 31 December 1922.^[5]