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Russian destroyer Vynoslivy (1906)

Vynoslivy () was a built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the German Empire during the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1906, she served in the Baltic Fleet and participated in the First World War.

Design and description

Vynoslivy normally displaced and at full load. They measured long overall with a beam of , and a draft of . The ships were propelled by two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam from four Schichau water-tube boilers. The engines were designed to produce a total of for an intended maximum speed of . During Vynoslivys sea trials, she reached from . The ship carried enough coal to give her a range of at . Her crew numbered 70 officers and men.

The main armament of the Inzhener-mekhanik Zverev class consisted of two 50-caliber guns, one gun each at the forecastle and stern. Their secondary armament included four guns, two guns on each broadside. One pair was abreast the forward superstructure and the other between the aft superstructure and the stern gun. All of the guns were fitted with gun shields. The ships were equipped with three torpedo tubes in rotating mounts. The forward mount was located behind the forward funnel while the other two were fore and aft of the rear funnel.

In 1910–1911 the ships were rearmed with a pair of Pattern 1911 Obukhov guns that replaced the 75 mm guns. All of the 57 mm guns were removed and six machine guns were added as were facilities for 15 mines.

Construction and career

Vynoslivy was laid down on 3 August 1905 by Schichau-Werke at their shipyard in Elbing, East Prussia, and launched on 18 March 1906. She entered service a few months later.

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