Soviet destroyer Boyevoy (1984)
Boyevoy was a of the Soviet and later Russian navy. Development and design. The project began in the late 1960s when it was becoming obvious in the Soviet Navy that naval guns still had an important role particularly in support of amphibious landings, but existing gun cruisers and destroyers were showing their age. A new design was started, employing a new automatic gun turret. The "Sovremenny"-class ships were in length, with a beam of and a draught of . Construction and career. "Boyevoy" was laid down on 26 March 1982 and launched on 4 August 1984 by  Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad. She was commissioned on 5 November 1986. On November 28, 1987 in the Indian Ocean, she met with a detachment of warships, from November 29 to December 3, under the flag of Rear Admiral V.I. Darnopykh, she paid a visit to Bombay, India, on December 11 she passed the Malacca Strait, from December 14 to 16 she entered the naval base Cam Ranh in Vietnam, on the evening of December 22, 1987, together with the "Marshal Shaposhnikov" and "Admiral Zakharov" arrived in Vladivostok. From 12 to 16 May 1988, together with the "Novorossiysk" and the "Admiral  Zakharov" under the flag of Admiral G.А. Khvatova paid a visit to the port of Wonsan in North Korea, in the port of Wonsan, "Boyevoy" was visited by the commander of the North Korean Navy. From April 4, 1989, she carried out combat service in the Persian Gulf, performing reconnaissance and escorting tasks, from August 14 to 18, she was in Madras, India, later in the South China Sea she carried out tracking of a multi-purpose aircraft carrier group of the US Navy; in the storm, she saved 50 Vietnamese from the deceased junks, brought them to Cam Ranh . On September 23 she returned to Vladivostok. From April to September she had covered 16,876.6 nautical miles. The ship's combat service was excellent. At the end of 1989, the ship received the Navy Main Committee Prize for artillery fire and took 1st place among the surface ships of the Pacific Fleet, declared the best ship in preparation for protection against weapons of mass destruction, the crew was awarded the Challenging Red Banner of the Pacific Fleet Military Council. On July 12, 1990, as part of a detachment of warships, she went out to sea, on July 16-18 she  entered Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, from July 31 to August 4, together with the "Admiral Vinogradov" and the tanker "Argun" under the flag of Admiral G. Khvatov, she made a goodwill visit to the naval base of San Diego, USA. During the visit, 49,000 Americans visited the ships. On August 18, 1990, she entered Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, on August 22, arrived in Vladivostok. During the cruise, she covered 12,100 nautical miles with five refueling stations on the move. In the year 1991, it covered 4,730 nautical miles. From October 15, 1992 to August 30, 1993, repairs were carried out at SRZ No. 178 . In 1994, she won 1st place in the Navy in missile training. Docking took place in October-December 1994. In August 1995, as part of the ship's strike group with the destroyer "Bezofaznenny", she won the Navy Commander's Prize for missile training and the prize for the search for submarines. In 1996, with faulty boilers, she went out to sea as part of a ship's strike group, winning the Navy Commander's Prize for missile training. Since 1998, it has been withdrawn to the reserve due to lack of funds to replace pipes in the main boilers . Sludge in Abrek Bay. In June 2020, during the disposal, she sank, polluting the water area, a month later it was raised.