Russian battleship Navarin (1891)
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 The Navarin |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Galernii Island Shipyards, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Laid down: | 1889 |
| Launched: | 20 October 1891 |
| Completed: | 1896 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Fate: | Sunk, Battle of Tsushima, 28 May 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 10,206 tons |
| Length: | 109 m |
| Beam: | 20.42 m |
| Draught: | 8.5 m |
| Propulsion: | Two Shaft Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) Steam Engines; 12 cylindrical coal fired boilers; 9,140 shp |
| Fuel: | Coal, 700 tons |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) |
| Complement: | 622 |
| Armament: (305 mm) | 4 × 12-inch (305 mm) guns (2 x 2), 8 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns (1 x 8), 8 x 47 mm guns, 15 x 37 mm guns, 6 × 15-inch (381 mm) torpedo tubes, |
| Armour: | Compound armour belt 16 inch, citadel 5 inch, turrets 12 inch(nickel steel), conning tower 10 inch |
The Navarin (Наварин - after the battle of Navarino) was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Based on the British Trafalgar class battleship, she was built by the Galerniy Yard St Petersburg. Laid down in 1889, launched on 20 October 1891, and completed in 1896. Took part in the Boxer rebellion in 1900. Served in the Baltic Fleet. On the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese war was sent out with the second Pacific Squadron. Sunk at the battle of Tsushima by mines laid across her path. Only three sailors were rescued after 4 days in the water.
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 The Navarin underway |
[edit] References
- From Conway's All the world's Fighting Ships 1860 - 1905
