Ex-Provornyy? Laid down at Nikolayev, Russia on 23 August 1936 and transported by the Trans/Siberian railway, laid down at Dalvazod, Komsomolsk na Amure, Russia on 19 September 1939, launched on 22 May 1941, commissioned on 14 December 1941 heavily damaged in a collision on 18 July 1942 and sent back to Vladivostok, broken up in the 1950s. Part of the Pacific Fleet. Project 7. Gnevny-class sometimes also referred to as the Gremyashchiy-class, succeeded by Storzhevoy-class. P.O. Trakhtenberg of the Central Design Bureau headed by A.V. Nikitin used for this class the Italian destroyer Alfredo Oriani design and with comparable shortcomings like structural weakness and lacking sufficient seaworthiness in all weather conditions. To solve those shortcomings was chosen to stop further building of the Type 7 and to continue with the modified Type7U design or Storizhevoi-class (some times also called Soobrazitelnyy-class). Of the 36 planned units was the building of 6 cancelled. General technical class details. With a displacement of 1.612 (standard)-2.039 (full load) and as dimensions 112,8 x 10,2 x 4,8 metres or 370.1 x 33.6 x 15.9 feet. The machinery consisted of 2-shaft GTZA-24 geared steam turbines and 3 water tube boilers supplying 50.500 shp during trials resulting in a speed of 39,37 knots (trials) and with a speed of 19,82 knots in a range of 2.640 nautical miles. Crew numbered 197 (peace)-236 (war). The armament consisted of 4x1-13cm/5.1” B-13 guns, 2x1-7,62cm/3” 34-K anti aircraft guns, 2x1-12,7mm/0.50” DK or DShK machine guns, 3x3-53,3cm/21.0” torpedo tubes, 60-95 mines and 25 depth charges.
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