Russian destroyer Rastoropny

For other ships with the same name, see Soviet destroyer Rastoropny (1938).

59.9739782°N 29.7850527°E / 59.9739782; 29.7850527

Rastoropny underway with USS O'Bannon on 7 January 1992
History
Soviet Union → Russia
Name	Rastoropny (Расторопный)
Namesake	Agile in Russian
Builder	Zhdanov Shipyard, Leningrad
Laid down	15 August 1986
Launched	4 June 1988
Commissioned	30 December 1989
Decommissioned	8 August 2012
Stricken	April 2016
Homeport	Kaliningrad
Identification	Pennant number: 400, 420, 447, 633, 673
Fate	Undergoing scrapping^[when?]
General characteristics
Class and type	Sovremenny-class destroyer
Displacement	6,600 tons standard, 8,480 tons full load
Length	156 m (511 ft 10 in)
Beam	17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
Draught	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers, 75,000 kW (100,000 hp), 2 fixed propellers, 2 turbo generators,and 2 diesel generators
Speed	32.7 knots (60.6 km/h; 37.6 mph)
Range	3,920 nmi (7,260 km; 4,510 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 1,345 nmi (2,491 km; 1,548 mi) at 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement	350
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: Air target acquisition radar, 3 × navigation radars, 130 mm gun fire-control radars, 30 mm air-defence gun fire control radar Sonar: Active and passive under-keel sonar ES: Tactical situation plotting board, anti-ship missile fire control system, air defence, missile fire-control system, and torpedo fire control system
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 PK-2 decoy dispensers (200 rockets)
Armament	Guns: 4 (2 × 2) AK-130 130 mm naval guns 4 × 30 mm AK-630 CIWS Missiles 8 (2 × 4) (SS-N-22 'Sunburn') anti-ship missiles 48 (2 × 24) SA-N-7 'Gadfly' surface-to-air missiles Anti-submarine: 2 × 2 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 × 6 RBU-1000 300 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft carried	1× Ka-27 series helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad

Rastoropny was a Sovremenny-class destroyer of the Soviet and later Russian navy.[1]

Development and design

Main article: Sovremenny-class destroyer

The project began in the late 1960s when it was becoming obvious to the Soviet Navy that naval guns still had an important role particularly in support of amphibious landings, but existing gun cruisers and destroyers were showing their age. A new design was started, employing a new 130 mm automatic gun turret.

The ships were 156 metres (512 ft) in length, with a beam of 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) and a draught of 6.5 metres (21 ft 4 in).

Construction and career

Rastoropny in 1994

Rastoropny was laid down on 15 August 1986 and launched on 4 June 1988 by Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad.[2] She was commissioned on 30 December 1989.

She took part on April 16, 1997 in the command-staff exercises of the Northern Fleet without going to sea. The actions of the ship's crew were rated good. On December 31, 1997, she was transferred to category 2nd reserve.

On January 18, 1998 of the following year, ammunition was unloaded from her.[3]

In October 2000, the ship made an inter-fleet transition from the main base of the Northern Fleet of Severomorsk to Saint Petersburg to undergo medium repairs and modernization. Due to the lack of funding since 2000, the ship was laid up at JSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf.

On September 16, 2014, she left Severnaya Verf and was transferred to Kronstadt under tow.[4]

On June 22, 2015, it was announced that she was to be scrapped,[5] and by September 9 of the same year, the process had begun with the removal of her gun turrets.[6]

In April 2016, the Russian Ministry of Defence officially requested bids for a contract for the scrapping of Rastoropny along with seven other naval vessels.[7]

References

1. "Destroyers - Project 956". Russianships.info. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
2. "Sovremenny: Project no: 956,A,E/956.1 Sarych". Russian Navy Vessels. Archived from the original on 4 November 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
3. Pavlov, A. S. (2000). 1st Rank Destroyers. Yakutsk: Sakhapoligrafizdat.
4. Kuleshov, Oleg (16 September 2014). "Эсминец "Расторопный" покинул "Северную Верфь"" [The destroyer "Rastoropnyy" left the "Severnaya Verf"]. KuleshovOleg.livejournal.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
5. "Эсминец "Расторопный" будет утилизирован" [Destroyer "Rastoropnyy" will be scrapped]. Central Naval Portal (in Russian). 22 June 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
6. "Началась утилизация эсминца "Расторопный"" [The dismantling of the destroyer "Rastoropny" has begun]. FlotProm (in Russian). 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
7. "Открытый конкурс № 0173100004516000778О: Выполнение работ по разработке типовой организационно-технологической и конструкторской документации для обеспечения утилизации 8 кораблей и судов для нужд Министерства обороны Российской Федерации" [Open competition No. 0173100004516000778О: Execution of work on the development of standard organizational, technological and design documentation to ensure the disposal of 8 ships and vessels for the needs of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation]. Federal Treasury (in Russian). Retrieved 18 December 2020.