Otvazhny was a Soviet Kashin-class destroyer built for the Black Sea Fleet during the 1960s.[citation needed] She sank on 30 August 1974 after a defective anti-aircraft missile launched during Black Sea Fleet drills ignited a fire which resulted in the explosion of the ship magazines.[1]
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Name | Otvazhny |
Builder | 61 Communards Shipyard |
Laid down | 10 August 1963 |
Launched | 17 August 1964 |
Completed | 31 December 1965 |
Fate | Sunk in an ammunition accident, 30 August 1974 |
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Class and type | Kashin-class destroyer |
Displacement | 4,290 t (4,220 long tons) (full load) |
Length | 144 m (472 ft 5 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in) |
Draft | 4.46 m (14 ft 8 in) |
Installed power | 72,000 shp (54,000 kW) |
Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 gas turbiness |
Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 266 |
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