The Inzhener-mekhanik Zverev class () consisted of 10 destroyers built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the German Empire during the first decade of the 20th century. They participated in the First World War.
Design and description The Inzhener-mekhanik Zverev-class ships normally displaced and at full load. They measured long overall with a beam of , and a draft of . The ships were propelled by two vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam from four Schulz-Thornycroft or Schichau boilers. The engines were designed to produce a total of for an intended maximum speed of .Apalkov, p. 63 During the ships' sea trials, they generally exceeded this figure, reaching .Afonin, p. 15 The ships carried a maximum of of coal which gave them a range of at . Their crew numbered 70 officers and men.
The main armament of the Inzhener-mekhanik Zverev class consisted of two 50-caliber guns, one gun each at the forecastle and stern. Their secondary armament included four guns, two guns on each broadside. One pair was abreast the forward superstructure and the other between the aft superstructure and the stern gun. All of the guns were fitted with gun shields. The ships were equipped with three torpedo tubes in rotating mounts. The forward mount was located behind the forward funnel while the other two were fore and aft of the rear funnel.Breyer, p. 49
In 1910–1911 the ships were rearmed with a pair of Pattern 1911 Obukhov guns that replaced the 75 mm guns. All of the 57 mm guns were removed and six machine guns were added as were facilities for 15 mines.Berezhnoy, pp. 272–276
Ships + Construction dataNameLaid downLaunchedEntered ServiceFate15 January 19057 October 1905May 1906Scrapped, 17 January 193026 January 190522 October 19051906Scrapped, 18 November 192926 February 190527 December 1905Scrapped, 21 November 192525 March 1905July 190616 May 19057 February 190626 February 19054 March 1906Sunk, 14 November 19173 August 190518 March 1906Scrapped, 1925Scrapped, 31 December 19041907Scrapped, 24 June 19248 January 1905
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