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Gromoboi

Gromoboi

Survived

Imperial Russian Navy

TypeArmoured cruiser
WarRusso-Japanese War
Main guns4 × 1 - 8-inch (203 mm)/45 guns

Heavily damaged at Ulsan; survived the war.

The Imperial Russian armoured cruiser Gromoboy. Photo: Allan C. Green, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × 1 - 8-inch (203 mm)/45 guns
  • 16 × 1 - 6-inch (152 mm)/45 guns
  • 24 × 1 - 75-millimetre (3.0 in)/50 guns
  • 12 × 1 - 47-millimetre (1.9 in)/43 guns
  • 18 × 1 - 37-millimetre (1.5 in)/23 guns
  • 4 × 15-inch (381 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Harvey armour
  • Belt: 6 in (152 mm)
  • Deck: 1.5–3 in (38–76 mm)
  • Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm)
BuilderBaltic Works, Saint Petersburg
Laid down14 June 1897
Launched8 May 1899
CommissionedNovember 1899
Displacement12,455 long tons (12,655 t)
Length481 ft (146.6 m)
Speed19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement874 officers and crewmen

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

Career

Launched

8 May 1899

Battle off Ulsan
Damaged

14 August 1904

Returned to Vladivostok

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 1 July 1922