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Admiral Ushakov

Admiral Ushakov

Sunk

Imperial Russian Navy

TypeCoast-defence battleship
ClassAdmiral Ushakov
WarRusso-Japanese War
Main guns4 × 10″ guns in 2 twin turrets

Refused to surrender and was sunk at Tsushima.

Imperial Russian coastal battleship Admiral Ushakov at Kronstadt, 1897. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × 255 mm (10 in) guns (2×2)
  • 4 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns (1×4)
  • 6 × 47 mm (2 in) 3-pounder guns
  • 10 × 37 mm (1.5 in) 1-pounder guns
  • 4 × 381 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 254 mm (10 in)
  • Deck: 75 mm (3 in)
  • Turrets: 200 mm (8 in)
  • Conning tower: 200 mm (8 in)
BuilderNew Admiralty Shipyards, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Laid down1 January 1892
Launched1 November 1893
CommissionedFebruary 1895
Displacement4,971 long tons (5,051 t)
Length87.3 m (286 ft 5 in)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement404

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

Career

Launched

1 November 1893

27–28 May 1905

Refused to surrender