The Emir Bukharsky class () consisted of four destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the first decade of the 20th century. They served in the Baltic Fleet and participated in the First World War.
Design and description The Emir Bukharsky-class ships were enlarged and improved versions of the preceding from 1900. The ships normally displaced Melnikov, p. 54 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 Schulz-Thornycroft boilers. The engines were designed to produce a total of for an intended maximum speed of . During the ships' sea trials, they generally exceeded this figure, reaching . The Emir Bukharskys normally carried of coal, but could carry a maximum of . This gave them a range of at . Their crew numbered 91 officers and men.Apalkov, pp. 58–59
The main armament of the Emir Bukharsky class consisted of two 50-caliber guns, one gun each at the forecastle and stern. Their secondary armament included six guns positioned on the main deck amidships, three guns on each broadside. All of the guns were fitted with gun shields. They were also fitted with four machine guns.Berezhnoy, pp. 291–293 The ships were equipped with three torpedo tubes in rotating mounts. Two of the single-tube mounts were located between the funnels while the third was between the aft superstructure and the rear funnel.Melnikov, pp. 56–57
Around 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 replaced by a single anti-aircraft gun. The destroyers may have been modified to lay 20 mines at this time.
Ships + Construction dataNameLaid downLaunchedEntered serviceFateBreyer, pp. 52, 151Campbell, p. 209(Эмир Бухарский) Renamed Yakov Sverdlov, 12 April 1919June 190430 December 19041906Scrapped, 1 December 1925(Финн) Renamed Karl Libknekht, February 191922 March 1905(Москвитянин)7 May 1905Sunk, 21 May 1919; salvaged, 10 January 1920; scuttled, 28 March 1920(Доброволец)29 May 1905Sunk by mine, 21 August 1916 References
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