Pallada (Aurora) Class Protected Cruiser

 

Aurora (Pallada) Class Protected Cruiser

Manufacturer:

Galerni Island

Role:

Cruiser

Year Adopted:

1896
Number in Class: 3 ships (Aurora, Pallada, and Diana)
Displacement:

6,823 Tons

Operational Status:

Russia - Aurora still in use as Museum in St. Petersburg
Diana and Pallada scrapped in 1922.

Armament (1905):

8 x  6 inch, 45 caliber guns (152mm)
24 x 12 pounder guns
8 x 1 pounder guns
3 x 18 inch above water torpedo tubes (none in Diana)
     (Only 8 torpedoes of 1898 type were carried)
35 mines
Armament (1917): 14 x  6 inch, 45 caliber guns (152mm)
3 x 3 inch anti-aircraft guns
3 x 18 inch above water torpedo tubes (none in Diana)
     (Only 8 torpedoes of 1898 type were carried)
150 mines (as of 1915)

Engine:

24 Belleville boilers
Three sets of triple expansion steam engines driving three screws.
Producing 12,000 horsepower.

Coal Storage:
(Fuel oil was also carried)

900 tons (normal)
1430 tons (maximum).

Crew:

570 (20 Officers and 550 Sailors)
Armor: 152mm (6 inches) on Conning Tower
114mm (4.5 inches) on engine hatches
100mm (4 inches) on hoists
63mm (2.5 inches) on deck
50mm (2 inches) on funnels between decks
Sensors: Fessenden-type Sonar (as of 1916)

Length:

425 feet, 6 inches
(126.7 meters)

Draught:

20.8 feet
(6.4 meters)

Beam:

55 feet
(16.8 meters)

Maximum Speed:

19.0 knots
Range:

4000 miles at 10.0 knots

   

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