''Neulovimy'' was the second ship of the of the
Soviet Navy.
Construction and career
The ship was built at
Zhdanov Shipyard 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 ...
and was
launched on 27 February 1958 and
commissioned on 30 December 1958.
On March 8, 1960, she was included in the Red Banner Baltic Fleet (KBF).
On May 19, 1966, she was reclassified into a Large Missile Ship (DBK), on January 26, 1973 - into a Large Anti-Submarine Ship (BOD), and on August 3, 1977, it was again returned to the DBK class.
In 1969, she carried out a mission to the coast of
Africa
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, where it paid a visit to
Conakry
Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...
,
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
in February, and to
Lagos
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,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
in March. After returning, on April 7, 1969, she was assigned to the
Red Banner Black Sea Fleet (KChF).
In the period from December 2, 1971 to October 4, 1972, it was modernized at Sevmorzavod,
Sevastopol
Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...
according to the Project 56-U.
On June 6, 1974, the ship was decommissioned, mothballed and put in Sevastopol, but eight years later, on March 18, 1982, it was reactivated and put back into operation.
From 10 to 21 April 1975, she took part in the exercises Okean-75. May 15 - June 13, 1984 took part in the Okean-84 exercise in the Mediterranean Sea (the topic of the exercise: she defeat of the enemy's AMG OS RUS in cooperation with the Black Sea Fleet Air Force MRA). The exercises were also attended by
''Zhdanov'',
''Komsomolets Ukrainy'',
''Sderzhanny'',
''Stroyny'',
''Udaloy'',
''Nakhodchivy'',
''Soznatelny'',
''Bedovy'',
''Silny'',
''Druzhny'',
''Volk'',
''Zarnitsa'',
''K-298'',
''Kildin'',
''Desna'', etc.
On April 19, 1990, she was disarmed and expelled from the Navy in connection with the transfer to the OFI for dismantling and sale. On February 11, 1991 it was disbanded and subsequently sold to a private Italian company for cutting into metal.
References
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Ships built at Severnaya Verf
Kildin-class destroyers
1958 ships
Cold War destroyers of the Soviet Union