Askold Class Protected Cruiser

Manufacturer:

Krupp's Germania Yard

Role:

Commerce Raiding Ship

Year Adopted:

1900

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete
Scrapped in 1922

Armament:

12x  152mm (6 inch) guns
12x  76mm (3inch) guns
 8x    3 pounder guns
 2x    1 pounder guns
 2x   15 inch torpedo tubes submerged 
  4x   15 inch torpedo tubes above water

Engine:

18 Schulz-Thornycroft boilers
Three sets of triple expansion steam engines driving three screws.
Producing 19,500 horsepower.

Coal Storage:

720 tons (normal)
11,000 tons (maximum).

Crew:

580 Officers and Sailors

Length:

444 feet at waterline

Draught:

20 feet 9 inches

Beam:

49 feet

Maximum Speed:

23.5 knots