Russian destroyer Kazanets
Kazanets was a built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1906, she served in the Baltic Fleet and participated in the First World War.
Design and description
Kazanets normally displaced and at full load. She measured long overall with a beam of, and a draft of. The ships were propelled by two 4-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam from four Normand boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of for an intended maximum speed of. During Kazanetss sea trials, she reached from. Her crew numbered 90 officers and men.The main armament of the Ukraina class consisted of two 50-caliber guns, one gun each at the forecastle and stern. Their secondary armament included four guns positioned on the main deck amidships, two guns on each broadside. All of the guns were fitted with gun shields. Ukraina was equipped with three torpedo tubes in two rotating mounts. The twin-tube mount was located between the middle and rear funnels while the single mount was between the aft superstructure and the rear funnel.
In 1909–1910 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.