Bayan
Sunk
Imperial Russian Navy, then Imperial Japanese Navy
| Type | Armoured cruiser |
|---|---|
| War | Russo-Japanese War |
| Main guns | 2 × single 8 in (203 mm) guns |
Service
| 1903–1905 | Bayan | |
| from 1905 | Aso Raised after the fall of Port Arthur |
Sunk in harbour, December 1904. Raised by Japan.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 2 × single 8 in (203 mm) guns
- 8 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns
- 20 × single 75 mm (3 in) guns
- 2 × single 15 in (380 mm) torpedo tubes
As Aso
- 8 × single 6.0 in (152 mm) guns
- 16 × single 3 in (76 mm) guns
- 2 × single 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 3.9–7.9 inches (100–200 mm)
- Deck: 2.0 inches (50 mm)
- Gun turrets: 6.3 inches (160 mm)
- Barbettes: 6.7 in (170 mm)
- Conning tower: 6.3 in (160 mm)
| Builder | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France |
|---|---|
| Laid down | March 1899 |
| Launched | 12 June 1900 |
| Commissioned | 22 August 1905 |
| Displacement | 7,802 long tons (7,927 t) |
| Length | 449 ft (136.9 m) |
| Speed | 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Complement | 573 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
12 June 1900
Battle of Port Arthur
Survived
8–9 February 1904
Fate
Sunk
Sunk as a target, 4 August 1932