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Tonnage |
1440 tons standard displacement |
Dimensions |
312'6" by 30'6" by 10'6" 95.25mm by 9.30m by 3.20m |
Maximum
speed |
24 knots |
Complement |
160 |
Armament |
4x1 4"/60 guns 4x1 37mm/73 guns 4x1 12.7mm/79 machine guns 4x1 7.6mm/94 machine guns 3x3 18" torpedo tubes 2 depth charge rails (10 depth charges) 58 mines |
Machinery |
2-shaft geared turbine (30,500
shp) 4 boilers |
Bunkerage |
500 tons fuel oil |
Range |
2800 nautical miles (4500 km) at 15 knots |
The Artems were obsolete destroyers of German design. It seems likely that Stalin participated in the Russian seizure of the Kuriles following Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration.
The specifications given above are for August 1945.
Stalin | Far East Flotilla |
References
Gogin (2010; accessed 2013-2-18)
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