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Bogatyr

Bogatyr

Survived

Imperial Russian Navy

TypeProtected cruiser
ClassBogatyr
WarsRusso-Japanese War, First World War
Main guns4 × 6″ guns

Ran aground near Vladivostok in May 1904 and was out of action for the rest of the war. Later transferred to the Baltic, where she fought at Gotland in 1915.

Russian cruiser Bogatyr Photo: Bougault, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 – 152 mm (6 in) Canet guns in turrets
  • 8 – 152 mm (6 in)/L45 Canet guns in casemates
  • 12 – 75 mm (3 in) Canet guns
  • 8 – 47 mm (2 in) Canet guns
  • 2 – 37 mm (1 in) Hotchkiss machine guns
  • 4 – 380 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Sloping deck: 35–70 mm (1–3 in)
  • Conning tower: 140-millimetre (6 in)
BuilderVulcan Stettin
Laid down22 December 1899
Launched30 July 1901
Commissioned20 August 1902
Displacement5910 tons (full load)
Length134 m (439 ft 8 in)
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Complement581 officers and crewmen

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

Career

Launched

30 July 1901

2 July 1915 · First World War

Fate

Survived

Scrapped, 1922