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Admiral Makarov

Admiral Makarov

Survived

Imperial Russian Navy

TypeArmoured cruiser
ClassBayan
WarFirst World War
Main guns2 × 1 – 203 mm (8 in) guns

Flagship of Rear Admiral Bakhirev's cruisers at Gotland.

Imperial Russian Armoured cruiser Admiral Makarov, 1916. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × 1 – 203 mm (8 in) guns
  • 8 × 1 – 152 mm (6 in) guns
  • 20 × 1 – 75 mm (3.0 in) guns
  • 4 × 1 – 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Krupp armor
  • Waterline belt: 90–175 mm (3.5–6.9 in)
  • Deck: 50 mm (2.0 in)
  • Gun turrets: 132 mm (5.2 in)
  • Casemates: 60 mm (2.4 in)
  • Conning tower: 136 mm (5.4 in)
BuilderForges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Laid downApril 1905
Launched28 May 1906
Displacement7,750 long tons (7,874 t) standard
Length449.6 ft (137.0 m)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement568

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

28 May 1906

2 July 1915

Bakhirev's flagship

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 1922