Book Review of The Russian Destroyer Spravedlivyy 1956
Super Drawings in 3D
Aurhors: Oleg Pomoshnikov and Jan Radziemski
No. 16067
Kagero Publishing
ISBN: 978-83-66148-03-1
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $36.95
ISBN: 978-83-66148-03-1
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $36.95
HISTORY:
ORP Warszawa was a Kotlin-class destroyer. Built in Leningrad in the 1950's, she was originally named Spravedlivyy in the Soviet Navy. She was later transferred to the Polish navy in 1970, the only ship of this class to be so transferred. She served until 1986 when the vessel was decommissioned.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Name: Spravedlivyy
Laid down: 25 December 1954
Launched: 12 April 1956
Commissioned: 20 December 1956
Status: Transferred to Poland 25 June 1970
Polish name: ORP Warszawa
Acquired: 25 June 1970
Decommissioned: 31 January 1986
Class and type: Kotlin-class destroyer
Displacement: 2,662 t standard, 3230 t full load
Length: 126.1 m (413 ft 9 in)
Beam: 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)
Draught: 4.19 m (13 ft 9 in)
Propulsion: 2× shaft geared steam turbines, 4 boilers, 72,000 shp (54 MW)
Speed: 38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range: 1,050 nmi (1,940 km; 1,210 mi) at 36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph), 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement: 285
Sensors and processing systems:
Radar: Fut -N (air search), Ryf (surface)
Sonar: Pegas
Armament: Original-4× 130 mm (5.1 in) guns (2×2), 16 × 45 mm (1.8 in) (4×4), 10 × 533 mm (20 in) torpedo tubes (2×5), 6 depth charge throwers (later replaced by ASW mortars), 50× mines[1]
Project 56AE: 1× twin S-125 Neva/Pechora (NATO SA-N-1) SAM (16 missiles), 2× 130 mm (5.1 in) guns (1×2), 4 × 45 mm (1.8 in) (1×4), 5 × 533 mm (20 in) torpedo tubes (1×5),2× RBU-2500 ASW rocket launchers.
THE BOOK:
Kagero is a publisher based in Lublin, Poland. They do their books in both Polish and English. This book is all in English.
This book is soft-cover of 82 pages in 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" page format. It comes in a clear self-sealing envelope, with a pair of cardboard glasses that have one red lens and one blue one. To use to see the illustrations in 3D.
The book contains 49 color 3D walk-around type illustrations of every inch of the exterior of the Spavedlivyy and the smaller auxiliary boats it carried.
Inserted into the book is a large sheet that is 27" x 19" format, folded four times to fit the book. It is printed on both sides with line drawings.
The face side has a port, starboard and top view of the Spravedlivyy in 1/200 scale.
The reverse side has line drawings of the search lights, turrets torpedo launchers, small auxiliary boats, radar and a front and bow view.
I find no mention of any model kit of this destroyer anywhere on the web.
This book will be of great interest to naval historians.
I want to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample and the folks at Kagaro. Casemate is the N.American distributor of Kagero books and all their titles can be seen on:
ORP Warszawa was a Kotlin-class destroyer. Built in Leningrad in the 1950's, she was originally named Spravedlivyy in the Soviet Navy. She was later transferred to the Polish navy in 1970, the only ship of this class to be so transferred. She served until 1986 when the vessel was decommissioned.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Name: Spravedlivyy
Laid down: 25 December 1954
Launched: 12 April 1956
Commissioned: 20 December 1956
Status: Transferred to Poland 25 June 1970
Polish name: ORP Warszawa
Acquired: 25 June 1970
Decommissioned: 31 January 1986
Class and type: Kotlin-class destroyer
Displacement: 2,662 t standard, 3230 t full load
Length: 126.1 m (413 ft 9 in)
Beam: 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)
Draught: 4.19 m (13 ft 9 in)
Propulsion: 2× shaft geared steam turbines, 4 boilers, 72,000 shp (54 MW)
Speed: 38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range: 1,050 nmi (1,940 km; 1,210 mi) at 36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph), 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement: 285
Sensors and processing systems:
Radar: Fut -N (air search), Ryf (surface)
Sonar: Pegas
Armament: Original-4× 130 mm (5.1 in) guns (2×2), 16 × 45 mm (1.8 in) (4×4), 10 × 533 mm (20 in) torpedo tubes (2×5), 6 depth charge throwers (later replaced by ASW mortars), 50× mines[1]
Project 56AE: 1× twin S-125 Neva/Pechora (NATO SA-N-1) SAM (16 missiles), 2× 130 mm (5.1 in) guns (1×2), 4 × 45 mm (1.8 in) (1×4), 5 × 533 mm (20 in) torpedo tubes (1×5),2× RBU-2500 ASW rocket launchers.
THE BOOK:
Kagero is a publisher based in Lublin, Poland. They do their books in both Polish and English. This book is all in English.
This book is soft-cover of 82 pages in 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" page format. It comes in a clear self-sealing envelope, with a pair of cardboard glasses that have one red lens and one blue one. To use to see the illustrations in 3D.
The book contains 49 color 3D walk-around type illustrations of every inch of the exterior of the Spavedlivyy and the smaller auxiliary boats it carried.
Inserted into the book is a large sheet that is 27" x 19" format, folded four times to fit the book. It is printed on both sides with line drawings.
The face side has a port, starboard and top view of the Spravedlivyy in 1/200 scale.
The reverse side has line drawings of the search lights, turrets torpedo launchers, small auxiliary boats, radar and a front and bow view.
I find no mention of any model kit of this destroyer anywhere on the web.
This book will be of great interest to naval historians.
I want to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample and the folks at Kagaro. Casemate is the N.American distributor of Kagero books and all their titles can be seen on: