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Knyaz Suvorov

Knyaz Suvorov

Sunk

Imperial Russian Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
ClassBorodino
WarRusso-Japanese War
Main guns4 × 12″ guns in 2 twin turrets

Admiral Rozhestvensky's flagship. Sunk at Tsushima.

Imperial Russian battleship Knyaz' Suvorov in Kronshtadt, August 1904. Photo: Неизвеитен., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin 12 in (305 mm) guns
  • 6 × twin 6 in (152 mm) guns
  • 20 × single 75 mm (3 in) guns
  • 20 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 4 × 15 in (381 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Krupp armor
  • Belt: 5.7–7.64 inches (145–194 mm)
  • Deck: 1–2 inches (25–51 mm)
  • Turrets: 10 inches (254 mm)
BuilderBaltic Works, Saint Petersburg
Laid down8 September 1901
Launched25 September 1902
Displacement14,415 long tons (14,646 t)
Length397 ft (121.0 m) (o/a)
Speed17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)
Complement782 (designed)

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

Career

Launched

25 September 1902

27–28 May 1905

Rozhestvensky's flagship