Russian cruiser Izumrud
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| Career |  |
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| Builder: | Nevski Yard, Russia |
| Laid down: | 1 January 1901 |
| Launched: | 1 October 1903 |
| Completed& Commissioned: | January, 1904 |
| Fate: | Ran aground near Vladivostok(Siberian Coast), 29 May 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,103 tons |
| Length: | 111 m |
| Beam: | 12.2 m |
| Draft: | 5 m |
| Propulsion: | 3 shaft triple expansion steam engines, 16 Yarrow coal fired boilers;17,000 hp |
| Speed: | 24 knots |
| Range: | 3,790 nm, 510 tons coal |
| Complement: | 350 |
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The Izumrud(Emerald) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy. The Izumrud and her sister ship Zhemchug(Pearl) were based on the German-built Russian cruiser Novik. The ship was launched in 1903 and fought in the Russo-Japanese war as part of the Second Pacific Squadron. She used her speed to escape capture at the Battle of Tsushima, however while nearing Vladivostok during the night of 28/29 May, ran aground on the Siberian coast and was abandoned. Her crew reached Vladivostok by land.
[edit] References
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860 - 1905
- Tomitch, V. M., Warships of the Imperial Russian Navy (1968)
