Pallada (Aurora) Class Protected Cruiser

Aurora (Pallada) Class Protected Cruiser
Manufacturer:
          Aurora:
          Pallada and Diana:
 
New Admiralty Shipyard
Galerni Island

Role:

Cruiser

Year Adopted:

1895
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 sunk in 1905 and Pallada scrapped in 1922.
Armament (1905):
   
8 6 inch, 45 caliber guns (152mm)
24 12 pounder guns (76mm) (3 inch)
8 1 pounder guns (37mm) (1.5 inch)
3
 		 18 inch above water torpedo tubes (not Diana)
     (Only 8 torpedoes of 1898 type were carried)
35 mines
Armament (1917):
14 6 inch, 45 caliber guns (152mm)
3 3 inch anti-aircraft guns (76mm)
3
 		 18 inch above water torpedo tubes (not 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*:
          Normal:
          Maximum:
*(Fuel oil was also carried)
 
900 tons
1430 tons
 

Crew:

570 (20 Officers and 550 Sailors)
Armor:
          on conning tower:
          on engine hatches:
          on hoists:
          on deck:
          on funnels between decks:
 
152mm  (6 inches)
114mm (4.5 inches)
100mm (4 inches)
63mm  (2.5 inches)
50mm (2 inches)
Sensors:

Fessenden-type Sonar (as of 1916)

Length:
126.7 meters (425 feet, 6 inches)

Draught:
6.4 meters (20 feet, 10 inches)

Beam:
16.8 meters (55 feet, 1 inch)

Maximum Speed:

19.0 knots
Range:
          (at 10.0 knots):
   
  (4000 miles)

 

 

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Sources Cited

(1) Miller, David, The Illustrated History of Warships from 1860 to the Present, MBI Publishing: Osceola, WI, 2001. Print
(2) Watts, Anthony J., The Imperial Russian Navy, Arms and Armour press: London, 1990. Print.
(3) Jane's Fighting Ships of World War One, Moore, John (ed), Military Press: New York, NY, 1990. Print
(4) Jane's Fighting Ships 1906-1907 (reprint), Arco Publishing: New York, NY, 1970. Print.
 (5) Jane's Fighting Ships 1914 (reprint), Arco Publishing: New York, NY, 1969. Print