''Bespokoyny'' is a decommissioned of the
Russian Navy preserved as museum ship.
Development and design
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
cruiser
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s and destroyers were showing their age. A new design was started, employing a new 130 mm automatic gun turret.
The ships were in length, with a
beam
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**Laser beam
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of and a
draught of .
Construction and career
''Bespokoyny'' was
laid down
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on 18 April 1987 and
launched on 9 June 1990 by
Severnaya Verf in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
. She was
commissioned on 28 December 1991.
In September 2016, the ship was docked at the
Yantar Baltic Shipyard for conversion. The ship's hull was sealed so that it could be afloat without maintenance by a permanent crew. On September 28, the press service of the enterprise reported that the destroyer would stay at the plant for about a month. During this time, the plant's specialists would carry out the full scope of work on its conversion. In particular, the screws and shafts would be removed, and the destroyer's hull preserved and painted.
On May 13, 2018, ''Bespokoyny'' arrived at a permanent anchorage at the base of the
Baltic Fleet
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...
. It was turned into an exhibit of the military-historical complex of the
Western Military District, and for the students of the Saint Petersburg regional branch of the
Yunarmiya, the destroyer became a place for educational excursions.
In 2020, it was reported that ''Bespokoyny''s two propellers had been stolen and sold for profit by a group that included the ship's former commanding officer.
References
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1990 ships
Ships of the Soviet Union
Ships built at Severnaya Verf
Naval ships of the Soviet Union
Museum ships in Russia
Sovremenny-class destroyers