Ukraina-class destroyer

The Ukraina class (Russian: Украйна) consisted of eight destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the first decade of the 20th century. They served in the Baltic Fleet and participated in the First World War.

Ukraina
Class overview
Builders	Lange & Sohn, Riga, Governorate of Livonia
Operators	Imperial Russian Navy Red Fleet
Succeeded by	Emir Bukharsky class
Built	1904–1906
In commission	1905–1949
Completed	8
Lost	1
Scrapped	7
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Ukraina-class destroyer
Displacement	700–732 t (689–720 long tons) (deep load)
Length	73.05–73.18 m (239 ft 8 in – 240 ft 1 in)
Beam	7.2–7.24 m (23 ft 7 in – 23 ft 9 in)
Draft	3.2–3.35 m (10 ft 6 in – 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 3 × 381 mm (15 in) or 2 × 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes

Design and description

The Ukraina-class ships normally displaced 580 metric tons (570 long tons) and 700–732 metric tons (689–720 long tons) at full load. They measured 73.05–73.18 meters (239 ft 8 in – 240 ft 1 in) long overall with a beam of 7.1–7.24 meters (23 ft 4 in – 23 ft 9 in), and a draft of 3.2–3.35 meters (10 ft 6 in – 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 the ships' sea trials, they generally exceeded this figure, reaching 26–26.95 knots (48.15–49.91 km/h; 29.92–31.01 mph). Their 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. The first four ships (Ukraina, Voiskovoy, Turkmenets-Stavropolsky, and Kazanets) were 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. The other four ships substituted single 450-millimeter (17.7 in) tubes in the same locations.^[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]

Ships

Construction data

Name	Laid down[1]	Launched[1]	Entered Service[1]	Fate[5]
Ukraina	1904	21 September 1904	1905	Sunk as a target, July 1961
Voiskovoy		13 November 1904		Scrapped, 28 June 1958
Turkmenets-Stavropolsky		5 February 1905		Scrapped, 30 July 1962
Kazanets		28 April 1905	1906	Sunk by German submarine UC-27, 15 October 1916
Steregushchiy	July 1904	21 June 1905		Scrapped, 1924
Strashny	1 July 1904	23 December 1905
Donskoi Kazak	July 1904	25 February 1906
Zaibaikalets		14 April 1906		Scrapped, 1923