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Bayan

Bayan

Survived

Imperial Russian Navy

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

Named after the cruiser lost at Port Arthur. Fought at Gotland and at Moon Sound.

Imperial Russian armoured cruiser Bayan, 1913. 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
  • 22 × 1 - 75 mm (3.0 in) guns
  • 2 × 450 mm (18 in) 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)
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Laid down15 August 1905
Launched15 August 1907
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

15 August 1907

2 July 1915

16 October – 3 November 1917

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 1922