Soviet monitor Zhelezniakov

Zhelezniakov is a river warship of the Soviet Navy, monitor of project SB-37. It took part in World War II. The warship became a lead ship in its class.

History
Soviet Union
Name: Zhelezniakov
Laid down: November 1934
Launched: 22 November 1935
Completed: October 1936
Fate: Converted to a hulk, 11 March 1958; restored and preserved as a museum ship since 10 July 1967
General characteristics
Type: Monitor
Tonnage: 263 tonnes (259 long tons; 290 short tons)
Length: 51.2 metres (168 ft)
Beam: 8.2 metres (27 ft)
Draft: .9 metres (2 ft 11 in)
Propulsion: 4 diesels (280 hp), 2 screws
Speed: 8.3 kn (15 km/h; 10 mph)
Endurance: 3,700 nautical miles
Crew: 78
Armament:
Armor:
  • belt: 16 - 4 mm
  • deck: 4 mm
  • bulkheads: 4mm
  • turret: 30 mm
  • CT: 30 mm

In 1967 it was installed in the Sailor's Park at Rybalskyi island as a monument-memorial. The same year around the monument was created the Sailor's Park (official name "To the sailor's of the Dnieper Flotilla").

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