Soviet destroyers of the Baltic Fleet sighted in August 1936 according to report No. 9711 dated 19 February 1937

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An item referred to the report dealing with the training exercises of the Soviet Baltic Fleet in August 1936. It supplemented the reports 9697-7040 and 9699-7040. In August were simultaneously sighted the destroyers Yakov Sverdlov (1), Kalinin (2) and four of the Engels type.(3) A Karl Marx type was seen in the Kronstadt harbor. The derricks mentioned in the July 1936 were now placed on board of two Engels type destroyers.

Notes

1. Part of Novik-class. Designed from A.G. Vulkan, Stettin, Germany. Laid down by Putilovsky Plant, St. Petersburg, Russia as Novik on 1 July 1910, launched on 4 July 1911, commissioned on 9 September 1913, choose the side of the Bolsheviks in November 1917, out of service between 9 September 1918-1925, renamed Yakov Sverdlov in 1923refitted between 28 November 1937-8 December 1940, reclassified as training ship on 23 April 1940 and sunk after striking a German mine when the Soviets were evacuating Tallinn, Estonia on 28 August 1941.

2. Ordered under the 1912 Naval Program. Part of Izyaslav-class destroyer flotilla leaders preceded by Orfey-class. Laid down by Böcker and Lange, Reval, Estonia on 27 October 1913, launched on 27 June 1915, named Prymyslav but renamed by Soviets Kalinin, completed on 20 July 1927 and sunk after striking naval mines on 28 August 1941.

3. The Engels which was launched as the Desna on 22 October 1915. Modified Novik and Derzky-class design part of the Orfey-class succeeded by the Izyaslav-class and renamed on 31 December 1922.

Source

National Archive. Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs Series: Security Classified Correspondence and Reports. File Unit. Russia: Navy - MID 2503-16 THRU 2503-265. Roll 1443.

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