Soviet destroyer Boyky (1959) explained

Boyky was the seventh ship of the of the Soviet Navy.^[1]

Construction and career

The ship was built at North Nikolayev Shipyard in Mykolaiv and was launched on 14 October 1959 and commissioned into the Black Sea Fleet on 3 December 1959.^[2]

On October 14, 1961, the ship entered the Black Sea Fleet of the Soviet Navy. May 19, 1966 she was reclassified into a large missile ship (BRK). In the period from 6 to 11 August 1966, she paid a visit to Alexandria (Egypt). From 15 to 20 February 1969 was in Conakry (Guinea), and from 5 to 10 October - in Lagos (Nigeria).^[3]

On June 8, 1970, the destroyer was transferred to the Red Banner Northern Fleet. In the period from October 23, 1970, to April 6, 1973, she was modernized and rebuilt according to the Project 57-A at the Shipyard named after 61 Communards in Nikolaev. November 2, 1972 transferred from the subclass of large missile ships to the subclass of large anti-submarine ships.

In May 1975, she visited Boston along with sister ship Zhguchy to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, marking the first visit to the United States by Soviet warships since the end of that conflict.^[4]

On February 9, 1988, the destroyer was excluded from the Soviet Navy in connection with the delivery to the OFI for disarmament, dismantling and sale. On July 17, 1988, the Boyky's crew was disbanded. In the fall of 1988, the ship was sold to a Spanish company for cutting into metal, but on the way from the Kola Bay to El Ferrol on November 14, 1988, in a strong storm, she was thrown onto the coastal rocks off Skogsøya Island in the Norwegian Sea.^[5]

References

• Book: Gardiner. Robert . Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Chumbley. Stephen. Budzbon. Przemysław. 1995. Naval Institute Press. 1-55750-132-7. Annapolis, MD. 34267261.

In Russian

• Book: Соколов А. Н.. 2007. Военная книга. 978-5-902863-13-7. М.. Соколов А. Н..

External links

• • Web site: Kanin Class Destroyers – Complete Ship List. 26 December 2014. Russian-ships.info.
• Gallery of the ship. Navsource. Retrieved 11 August 2021

Notes and References

1. Web site: Destroyers - Project 57bis. 2021-08-11. russianships.info.
2. Web site: R.. Kazachkov. 17 July 2009. Catalog of slipway (serial) numbers of ships and vessels of the Navy of the USSR and Russia. dead. 21 August 2014. Naval collection. 11 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821161951/http://navycollection.narod.ru/fleets/Russia/STN_by_R_Kazachkov/STN190.html.
3. Web site: 2012-12-21. Сайт "АТРИНА" • Эскадренные миноносцы пр.57-бис типа "Гневный", Krupn…. https://archive.today/20121221133231/http://www.atrinaflot.narod.ru/2_mainclassships/05_em_57/0_57bis.htm. dead. 2012-12-21. 2021-08-11. archive.is.
4. News: 1975-05-18 . SOVIET WARSHIPS END BOSTON VISIT . 2024-07-04 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
5. Book: S.S., Berezhnoy. Крейсера и миноносцы: Справочник. М.: Военное издательство. 2002. 5-203-01780-8. 472.