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Russian destroyer Gadzhibey

April 14, 2024


Gadzhibey (Гаджибей) was one of eight Fidonisy-class destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I. Completed in late 1917, too late to see active service during the war, Gadzhibey's sailors joined the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution. In early 1918, the destroyer assisted in the consolidation of Soviet control over Crimea, fighting against Crimean Tatar forces at Yalta and Alushta. After the German-Ukrainian invasion of Crimea, she was withdrawn to Novorossiysk and scuttled there in June to avoid capture by German forces. Raised by the Soviet Union in the late 1920s, Gadzhibey was deemed uneconomical to repair and scrapped. Her propulsion machinery was used to refit a sister ship.

Sister ship Fidonisy in 1917
History
Russian Empire
NameGadzhibey (Гаджибей)
NamesakeBattle of Tendra
Ordered30 March [O.S. 17 March] 1915
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard, Nikolayev
Laid down11 November [O.S. 29 October] 1915
Launched27 August [O.S. 14 August] 1916
Commissioned24 September [O.S. 11 September] 1917
FateScuttled, 18 June 1918
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeFidonisy-class destroyer
Displacement
Length92.51 m (303 ft 6 in)
Beam9.05 m (29 ft 8 in)
Draft3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 steam turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement136
Armament

Design and description edit

Main article: Fidonisy-class destroyer

The Fidonisy-class ships were designed as an improved version of the Derzky class with an additional 102-millimeter (4 in) gun. Gadzhibey displaced 1,326 long tons (1,347 t) normal and 1,580 long tons (1,610 t) at full load with an overall length of 92.51 meters (303 ft 6 in), a beam of 9.05 meters (29 ft 8 in), and a draft of 3.2 meters (10 ft 6 in) at full load.[1] She was propelled by two Parsons steam turbines, each driving one propeller, designed to produce a total of 29,000 shaft horsepower (22,000 kW) using steam from five 3-drum Thorneycroft boilers for an intended maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). During her sea trials, the ship reached a speed of 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) from 28,557 shp (21,295 kW). Gadzhibey carried enough fuel oil to give her a range of 1,450 nautical miles (2,690 km; 1,670 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). Her crew numbered 136.[2][3]

The Fidonisy-class ships mounted a main armament of four single 102 mm Pattern 1911 Obukhov guns. Unhappy with the reliability of the 40-millimeter (1.6 in) anti-aircraft gun that was originally intended to be installed aboard Gadzhibey, the navy replaced them with a pair of 57-millimeter (2.2 in) Hotchkiss guns which were installed while the ship was still under construction in March 1917, and four 7.62-millimeter (0.3 in) Maxim machine guns. The destroyers mounted four triple 450-millimeter (17.7 in) torpedo tube mounts amidships with a pair of reload torpedoes and could carry 80 M1908 naval mines. They were also fitted with a Barr and Stroud rangefinder and two 60-centimeter (24 in) searchlights.[2]

Construction and service edit

The eight Fidonisy-class destroyers were ordered on 30 March [O.S. 17 March] 1915 at a cost of 2.2 million rubles each. All of the ships received names in honor of the victorious battles of Admiral Fyodor Ushakov. Among these was Gadzhibey, an alternate name for the Battle of Tendra, commemorating Ushakov's victory there during the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792.[4][5] After being added to the Black Sea Fleet ship list on 15 July [O.S. 2 July], Gadzhibey was laid down on the slipway of the Nikolayev Admiralty Shipyard leased by the Society of Nikolayev Factories and Shipyards in Nikolayev on 11 November [O.S. 29 October] of that year, and launched on 27 August [O.S. 14 August] 1916. She was moved to Sevastopol on 1 August [O.S. 19 July] 1917 for final completion and acceptance trials, and entered service on 24 September [O.S. 11 September] of that year[6] as part of the 3rd Division of the fleet's Torpedo Brigade.[7]

Gadzhibey did not see combat in World War I. The Russian Provisional Government that took power after the 1917 February Revolution was powerless to prevent the Ukrainization of elements of the Black Sea Fleet by those loyal to the Ukrainian Central Rada, which included the raising of a Ukrainian flag on Gadzhibey by its Ukrainian sailors on 2 November [O.S. 20 October],[8] in solidarity with fellow Ukrainians on the destroyer Zavidny whom the Central Committee of the All-Russian Navy had ineffectually banned from flying the Ukrainian flag. Furthermore, the Ukrainian sailors of Gadzhibey put forward a resolution, appealing to the Russian sailors of the fleet "in the hope of finding sympathy in our natural desire for national identity."[9] Following the October Revolution, her crew sided with the Bolsheviks and shot all of their officers, including Captain 2nd rank V. Pyshnov, at the Malakhov Kurgan[10] on 28 December [O.S. 15 December],[11] in one of the first events of the Russian Civil War in Crimea.[12]

 
Crimea

The destroyer raised the Red flag on the next day, becoming part of the Red Black Sea Fleet,[3] before participating in the Soviet takeover of Yalta in January 1918.[13] At Yalta, her sailors landed on 22 January [O.S. 9 January] and engaged Crimean Tatar forces of the Crimean People's Republic. Assisted by her sisters Kerch and Fidonisy, a shore bombardment from all three destroyers enabled the wresting of the city from the Crimean Tatars, which was followed by executions of the latter by sailors and Red Guards.[14] Between 23 and 24 April, as German troops advanced into Crimea, she landed an amphibious detachment at Yalta, which, reinforced by local Red Guards, advanced on Alushta, held by Crimean Tatar rebels who welcomed the German advance. The destroyer bombarded Alushta before the city was captured by the amphibious detachment, who again shot Crimean Tatars in retaliation for killings of Russians by Crimean Tatars.[15]

Transferred from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk on 29 April 1918 after Germany issued an ultimatum on 25 April to the Soviet government demanding the handover of the Black Sea Fleet, she was scuttled there in Tsemes Bay at a depth of 32–38 meters (105–125 ft) on 18 June by the decision of the Soviet government to avoid capture by the former.[3][13] The ship was raised by the Black Sea team of EPRON on 6 December 1928. On 4 January 1929 she was towed to Nikolayev for reconditioning, and in 1930 was transferred to Rudmetalltorg for scrapping as extensive damage to her hull made repair impractical.[3] Her well-preserved main and auxiliary propulsion machinery was installed on her sister Petrovsky during the refit of the latter between 1930 and 1932.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ Apalkov, p. 136
  2. ^ a b Verstyuk & Gordeyev, p. 116
  3. ^ a b c d Berezhnoy, pp. 324–325
  4. ^ Verstyuk & Gordeyev, p. 100
  5. ^ Gribovsky, p. 72
  6. ^ Chernyshev, p. 39
  7. ^ Verstyuk & Gordeyev, p. 101
  8. ^ Zarubin & Zarubin, p. 191
  9. ^ Korolev, p. 14
  10. ^ Zarubin & Zarubin, p. 226
  11. ^ Chernyshev, p. 173
  12. ^ Korolev, p. 22
  13. ^ a b c Verstyuk & Gordeyev, p. 115
  14. ^ Zarubin & Zarubin, pp. 275–276
  15. ^ Zarubin & Zarubin, pp. 344–346

Bibliography edit

  • Apalkov, Yu. V. (1996). Боевые корабли Русского флота 8.1914–10.1917 гг. Справочник [Directory of Russian Navy Warships, August 1914 – October 1917] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Intek. ISBN 5-7559-0018-3.
  • Berezhnoy, Sergey (2002). Крейсера и миноносцы. Справочник [Guide to Cruisers and Destroyers] (in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat. ISBN 5-203-01780-8.
  • Chernyshev, Alexander (2011). Русские суперэсминцы. Легендарные "Новики" [Russian Superdestroyers: Legendary Noviks] (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Yauza/Eksmo. ISBN 978-5-699-53144-8.
  • Gribovsky, Vladimir (2012). Российский флот на Черном море. Страницы истории. 1696-1924 гг [The Russian Fleet in the Black Sea: Pages of History, 1696–1924] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Gangut. ISBN 978-5-904180-55-3.
  • Korolev, Viktor (1994). Черноморская трагедия: Черноморский флот в политическом водовороте, 1917-1918 г.г. [Black Sea Tragedy: The Black Sea Fleet in the maelstrom of politics, 1917–1918] (in Russian). Simferopol: Tavria. OCLC 283465734.
  • Verstyuk, Anatoly & Gordeyev, Stanislav (2006). Корабли Минных дивизий. От "Новика" до "Гогланда" [Torpedo Division Ships: From Novik to Gogland] (in Russian). Moscow: Voennaya Kniga. ISBN 5-902863-10-4.
  • Zarubin, Alexander & Zarubin, Vyacheslav (2008). Без победителей: из истории Гражданской войны в Крыму [Without Winners: History of the Civil War in Crimea] (in Russian). Simferopol: AntikvA. ISBN 9789662930474.

Further reading edit

  • Budzbon, Przemysław (1985). "Russia". In Gray, Randal (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 291–325. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  • Likachev, Pavel Vladimirovich (2005). Эскадренные миноносцы типа «Новик» в ВМФ СССР 1920–1955 гг [Novik-class Destroyers in the Soviet Navy 1920–1955] (in Russian). Samara, Russia: ISTFLOT. ISBN 5-98830-009-X.
  • Watts, Anthony J. (1990). The Imperial Russian Navy. London: Arms and Armour. ISBN 0-85368-912-1.

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Gadzhibey Gadzhibej was one of eight Fidonisy class destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I Completed in late 1917 too late to see active service during the war Gadzhibey s sailors joined the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution In early 1918 the destroyer assisted in the consolidation of Soviet control over Crimea fighting against Crimean Tatar forces at Yalta and Alushta After the German Ukrainian invasion of Crimea she was withdrawn to Novorossiysk and scuttled there in June to avoid capture by German forces Raised by the Soviet Union in the late 1920s Gadzhibey was deemed uneconomical to repair and scrapped Her propulsion machinery was used to refit a sister ship Sister ship Fidonisy in 1917HistoryRussian EmpireNameGadzhibey Gadzhibej NamesakeBattle of TendraOrdered30 March O S 17 March 1915BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard NikolayevLaid down11 November O S 29 October 1915Launched27 August O S 14 August 1916Commissioned24 September O S 11 September 1917FateScuttled 18 June 1918General characteristics as built Class and typeFidonisy class destroyerDisplacement1 326 long tons 1 347 t normal 1 580 long tons 1 610 t full load Length92 51 m 303 ft 6 in Beam9 05 m 29 ft 8 in Draft3 2 m 10 ft 6 in Installed power5 Thornycroft boilers 29 000 shp 22 000 kW Propulsion2 shafts 2 steam turbinesSpeed30 knots 56 km h 35 mph Range1 500 nmi 2 800 km 1 700 mi at 20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Complement136Armament4 single 102 mm 4 in guns 2 single 57 mm 2 2 in AA guns 4 single 7 62 mm 0 3 in machine guns 4 triple 450 mm 17 7 in torpedo tubes 80 mines Contents 1 Design and description 2 Construction and service 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 Further readingDesign and description editMain article Fidonisy class destroyer The Fidonisy class ships were designed as an improved version of the Derzky class with an additional 102 millimeter 4 in gun Gadzhibey displaced 1 326 long tons 1 347 t normal and 1 580 long tons 1 610 t at full load with an overall length of 92 51 meters 303 ft 6 in a beam of 9 05 meters 29 ft 8 in and a draft of 3 2 meters 10 ft 6 in at full load 1 She was propelled by two Parsons steam turbines each driving one propeller designed to produce a total of 29 000 shaft horsepower 22 000 kW using steam from five 3 drum Thorneycroft boilers for an intended maximum speed of 30 knots 56 km h 35 mph During her sea trials the ship reached a speed of 31 knots 57 km h 36 mph from 28 557 shp 21 295 kW Gadzhibey carried enough fuel oil to give her a range of 1 450 nautical miles 2 690 km 1 670 mi at 16 knots 30 km h 18 mph Her crew numbered 136 2 3 The Fidonisy class ships mounted a main armament of four single 102 mm Pattern 1911 Obukhov guns Unhappy with the reliability of the 40 millimeter 1 6 in anti aircraft gun that was originally intended to be installed aboard Gadzhibey the navy replaced them with a pair of 57 millimeter 2 2 in Hotchkiss guns which were installed while the ship was still under construction in March 1917 and four 7 62 millimeter 0 3 in Maxim machine guns The destroyers mounted four triple 450 millimeter 17 7 in torpedo tube mounts amidships with a pair of reload torpedoes and could carry 80 M1908 naval mines They were also fitted with a Barr and Stroud rangefinder and two 60 centimeter 24 in searchlights 2 Construction and service editThe eight Fidonisy class destroyers were ordered on 30 March O S 17 March 1915 at a cost of 2 2 million rubles each All of the ships received names in honor of the victorious battles of Admiral Fyodor Ushakov Among these was Gadzhibey an alternate name for the Battle of Tendra commemorating Ushakov s victory there during the Russo Turkish War of 1787 1792 4 5 After being added to the Black Sea Fleet ship list on 15 July O S 2 July Gadzhibey was laid down on the slipway of the Nikolayev Admiralty Shipyard leased by the Society of Nikolayev Factories and Shipyards in Nikolayev on 11 November O S 29 October of that year and launched on 27 August O S 14 August 1916 She was moved to Sevastopol on 1 August O S 19 July 1917 for final completion and acceptance trials and entered service on 24 September O S 11 September of that year 6 as part of the 3rd Division of the fleet s Torpedo Brigade 7 Gadzhibey did not see combat in World War I The Russian Provisional Government that took power after the 1917 February Revolution was powerless to prevent the Ukrainization of elements of the Black Sea Fleet by those loyal to the Ukrainian Central Rada which included the raising of a Ukrainian flag on Gadzhibey by its Ukrainian sailors on 2 November O S 20 October 8 in solidarity with fellow Ukrainians on the destroyer Zavidny whom the Central Committee of the All Russian Navy had ineffectually banned from flying the Ukrainian flag Furthermore the Ukrainian sailors of Gadzhibey put forward a resolution appealing to the Russian sailors of the fleet in the hope of finding sympathy in our natural desire for national identity 9 Following the October Revolution her crew sided with the Bolsheviks and shot all of their officers including Captain 2nd rank V Pyshnov at the Malakhov Kurgan 10 on 28 December O S 15 December 11 in one of the first events of the Russian Civil War in Crimea 12 nbsp CrimeaThe destroyer raised the Red flag on the next day becoming part of the Red Black Sea Fleet 3 before participating in the Soviet takeover of Yalta in January 1918 13 At Yalta her sailors landed on 22 January O S 9 January and engaged Crimean Tatar forces of the Crimean People s Republic Assisted by her sisters Kerch and Fidonisy a shore bombardment from all three destroyers enabled the wresting of the city from the Crimean Tatars which was followed by executions of the latter by sailors and Red Guards 14 Between 23 and 24 April as German troops advanced into Crimea she landed an amphibious detachment at Yalta which reinforced by local Red Guards advanced on Alushta held by Crimean Tatar rebels who welcomed the German advance The destroyer bombarded Alushta before the city was captured by the amphibious detachment who again shot Crimean Tatars in retaliation for killings of Russians by Crimean Tatars 15 Transferred from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk on 29 April 1918 after Germany issued an ultimatum on 25 April to the Soviet government demanding the handover of the Black Sea Fleet she was scuttled there in Tsemes Bay at a depth of 32 38 meters 105 125 ft on 18 June by the decision of the Soviet government to avoid capture by the former 3 13 The ship was raised by the Black Sea team of EPRON on 6 December 1928 On 4 January 1929 she was towed to Nikolayev for reconditioning and in 1930 was transferred to Rudmetalltorg for scrapping as extensive damage to her hull made repair impractical 3 Her well preserved main and auxiliary propulsion machinery was installed on her sister Petrovsky during the refit of the latter between 1930 and 1932 13 References edit Apalkov p 136 a b Verstyuk amp Gordeyev p 116 a b c d Berezhnoy pp 324 325 Verstyuk amp Gordeyev p 100 Gribovsky p 72 Chernyshev p 39 Verstyuk amp Gordeyev p 101 Zarubin amp Zarubin p 191 Korolev p 14 Zarubin amp Zarubin p 226 Chernyshev p 173 Korolev p 22 a b c Verstyuk amp Gordeyev p 115 Zarubin amp Zarubin pp 275 276 Zarubin amp Zarubin pp 344 346Bibliography editApalkov Yu V 1996 Boevye korabli Russkogo flota 8 1914 10 1917 gg Spravochnik Directory of Russian Navy Warships August 1914 October 1917 in Russian St Petersburg Intek ISBN 5 7559 0018 3 Berezhnoy Sergey 2002 Krejsera i minonoscy Spravochnik Guide to Cruisers and Destroyers in Russian Moscow Voenizdat ISBN 5 203 01780 8 Chernyshev Alexander 2011 Russkie superesmincy Legendarnye Noviki Russian Superdestroyers Legendary Noviks in Russian 2nd ed Moscow Yauza Eksmo ISBN 978 5 699 53144 8 Gribovsky Vladimir 2012 Rossijskij flot na Chernom more Stranicy istorii 1696 1924 gg The Russian Fleet in the Black Sea Pages of History 1696 1924 in Russian St Petersburg Gangut ISBN 978 5 904180 55 3 Korolev Viktor 1994 Chernomorskaya tragediya Chernomorskij flot v politicheskom vodovorote 1917 1918 g g Black Sea Tragedy The Black Sea Fleet in the maelstrom of politics 1917 1918 in Russian Simferopol Tavria OCLC 283465734 Verstyuk Anatoly amp Gordeyev Stanislav 2006 Korabli Minnyh divizij Ot Novika do Goglanda Torpedo Division Ships FromNoviktoGogland in Russian Moscow Voennaya Kniga ISBN 5 902863 10 4 Zarubin Alexander amp Zarubin Vyacheslav 2008 Bez pobeditelej iz istorii Grazhdanskoj vojny v Krymu Without Winners History of the Civil War in Crimea in Russian Simferopol AntikvA ISBN 9789662930474 Further reading editBudzbon Przemyslaw 1985 Russia In Gray Randal ed Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press pp 291 325 ISBN 0 85177 245 5 Likachev Pavel Vladimirovich 2005 Eskadrennye minonoscy tipa Novik v VMF SSSR 1920 1955 gg Novik class Destroyers in the Soviet Navy 1920 1955 in Russian Samara Russia ISTFLOT ISBN 5 98830 009 X Watts Anthony J 1990 The Imperial Russian Navy London Arms and Armour ISBN 0 85368 912 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Russian destroyer Gadzhibey amp oldid 1080696381, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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