Battleship Retvizan


The battleship Retvizan in New York on October 1901 with a US Holland boat.

Battleship Retvizan

Manufacturer:

William Cramp (United States)

Role:

Battleship

Year Adopted:

1899 - Laid down
1900 - Launched
1901 - Completed
Number in Class: 1 ship (Retvizan)
Displacement:

12,700 Tons (Full Load)

Operational Status:

Obsolete: Sunk as target in 1924

Armament:

2 x Twin 12 inch, 40 caliber guns (305mm)
12 x 6 inch, 45 caliber guns (152mm)
20 x 3 inch, (76mm) guns
24 x 3 pounder (47mm) guns
8 x 1 pounder (37mm) guns
6 x 18 inch (457mm) submerged torpedo tubes
45 mines

Engine:

24 Niclausse boilers
Three reciprocating vertical triple expansion steam engines driving two screws.
Producing 16,000 horsepower.

Coal Storage:

2,000 tons (maximum)

Crew:

738 Officers and Sailors
Armor: 254mm (10 inches) on Conning Tower
228mm-254mm (9 to 10 inches) on gun turrets
152mm (6 inches) on casemates
127-228 (5 to 9 inches) armor belt amidships
51mm (2 inches) armor belt at ends
152mm (6 inches) on upper armor belt
51mm-102mm (2 to 4 inches) on deck

Length (overall):

382 feet, 3 inches
(116.5 meters)

Draught:

28.25 feet
(8.6 meters)

Beam:

72 feet
(21.92 meters)

Maximum Speed:

18 knots
Range:

8,000 Nautical Miles at 10 kts

   

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