Rossiya Armored Cruiser

Rossiya Armored Cruiser

Manufacturer:

Baltic Works

Role:

Armored Cruiser

Year Adopted:

1894 - Laid down
1896 - Launched
1897 - Completed
1906 - Last Refit
Number in Class: 1 ship (Rossiya)
Displacement

  13,676 Tons 

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete
Scrapped in 1922
Armament:
          As Built:
 
 
 
 
 
 
        After 1906 Refit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        After 1916 Modifications:
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
4x 8 inch, 45 caliber guns (203mm)
16x 6 inch, 45 caliber guns (152mm)
16x  3 inch guns (76mm)
20x  3 pounder guns (47mm)
16x  1 pounder guns (37mm)
3x    15 inch (381mm) above water torpedo tubes
   
4x 8 inch, 45 caliber guns (203mm)
22x 6 inch, 45 caliber guns (152mm)
19x 3 inch guns (76mm)
2x 3 pounder guns (47mm)
16x 1 pounder guns (37mm)
2x Above water torpedo tubes (unprotected)
100 Mines could also be carried
   
6x 8 inch, 45 caliber guns (203mm)
20x 6 inch, 45 caliber guns (152mm)
19x 3 inch guns (76mm)
2x 3 pounder guns (47mm)
16x 1 pounder guns (37mm)
2x Above water torpedo tubes (unprotected)

100 Mines could also be carried

Engine:
32 Belleville boilers in 4 groups
3x Vertical triple expansion engines driving three screws.  Producing a total of 15,500 horsepower.
Coal Storage
          Normal:
          Maximum:
 
1000 tons
2500 tons

Crew:

   842 Officers and Sailors
Armor:
          primary armor belt:
          armor belt on aft end of ship:
          on deck:
          on bulkheads:
          on lower decks:
          on battery bulkheads:
          on casemates and screens in battery:
 
125-250mm (5-10 inches)
100mm (4 inch)
63mm (2.5 inches)
152mm (6 inches)
100mm (4 inches)
152mm (6 inches)
50mm  (2 inches)

Overall Length:
146.34 meters (480 feet, 6 inches)

Draught:
7.92 meters (26 feet)

Beam:
20.86 meters (68 feet, 6 inches)

Maximum Speed:

20.2 knots
Range:
          (at 10 knots):
 
35,188 kilometers 19,000 Nautical Miles

 

 

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Sources Cited

(1) Watts, Anthony J., , The Imperial Russian Navy, Arms and Armour press: London, 1990. Print.
(2) Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One, Moore, John (ed), Military Press: New York, NY, 1990. Print
(3) Jane's Fighting Ships 1906-1907 (reprint), Arco Publishing: New York, NY, 1970. Print.