Russian destroyer Moshchny
| History | |
|---|---|
 Russian Empire | |
| Name | Moshchny |
| Builder | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, Le Havre, France |
| Laid down | 1905 |
| Launched | 3 October 1905 |
| Completed | December 1905 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Leytenant Burakov-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 402 t (396 long tons) (deep load) |
| Length | 56.49 m (185 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 6.35 m (20 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) (deep load) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Complement | 67 |
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Moshchny (Russian: Мощный) was a Leytenant Burakov-class destroyer built for the Imperial Russian Navy in France during the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1905, she served in the Baltic Fleet and participated in the First World War.
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