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Admiral Nakhimov

Admiral Nakhimov

Scuttled

Imperial Russian Navy

TypeArmoured cruiser
WarRusso-Japanese War
Main guns8 × 8″ guns

Scuttled after torpedo damage at Tsushima.

Admiral Nakhimov (armored cruiser) Photo: After Vasily Ignatius, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 8 × 203 mm (8 in) guns
  • 10 × 152 mm (6 in) guns
  • 4 × 110 mm (4.3 in) guns
  • 15 × 47 mm (1.9 in) 3-pounder guns
  • 3 × 381 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes
  • 40 × mines

Armour

  • Compound armour
  • Belt: 254 mm (10 in)
  • Deck: 51–76 mm (2–3 in)
  • Barbettes: 203 mm (8 in)
  • Turrets: 51–63 mm (2.0–2.5 in)
  • Conning tower: 152 mm (6 in)
BuilderBaltic Works, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Laid downJuly 1884
Launched21 October 1885
Commissioned9 September 1888
Displacement7,781 long tons (7,906 t) standard 8,473 long tons (8,609 t) full load
Length103.3 m (338 ft 11 in)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement572–650

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

Career

Launched

21 October 1885

27–28 May 1905