Tsarevich Battleship in pictures

Tsarevich Class Battleship

Manufacturer:

La Seyne (France)

Role:

Battleship

Year Adopted:

1889 - Laid down
1901 - Launched
1903 - Completed
Number in Class: 1 ship (Tsarevich)
Displacement:

12,915 Tons

Operational Status:

Russia/USSR: Obsolete
(Scrapped in 1922)

Armament:
2 Twin 12 inch, 45 caliber guns (305mm)
6 Twin 6 inch, 45 caliber guns (152mm)
20 3 inch (76mm) guns
20 3 pounder (47mm) guns
2 15 inch (381mm) above water torpedo tubes 
2 15 inch (381mm) submerged torpedo tubes

45 mines

Engine:

20 Belleville boilers (without economizers)
Two sets of vertical triple expansion steam engines driving two screws.
Producing 16,500 horsepower.
Coal Storage:
          Normal:
          Maximum:
 
850 tons
1,350 tons

Crew:

782 Officers and Sailors
Armor:
          on Conning Tower:
          on 12 inch gun turrets:
          armor belt amidships:
          armor belt at ends:
          on six inch gun turrets:
          on deck:
   
254mm (10 inches)
254mm (10 inches)
178mm-254mm (7 to 10 inch)
121mm-171mm (4.75 to 6.75 inch)
152mm (6 inches)
38mm-63mm (1.5 to 2.5 inches)

Length (overall):
118.4 meters (388 feet, 9 inches)

Draught:
7.92 meters (26 feet)

Beam:
23.17 meters (76 feet, 1 inch)

Maximum Speed:

18.5 knots
Range:

Uncertain at present

   

 

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Sources Cited

(1) Miller, David, The Illustrated Directory of Warships from 1860 to the Present, Motorbooks International: Osceola, WI, 2001. Print.
(2) Breyer, Siegfried, The Imperial Russian Navy, Arms and Armour press: London, 1990. Print.