Marat
Imperial Russian Navy, then Soviet Navy
| Type | Battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Gangut |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 12 × 12″ guns in 4 triple turrets |
Service
| to 1921 | Petropavlovsk | |
| 1921–1943 | Marat Renamed after the Revolution | |
| from 1943 | Petropavlovsk Old name restored while a floating battery |
Launched in 1911 as the Russian dreadnought Petropavlovsk and renamed Marat after the Revolution. Shelling the Germans outside Leningrad, she was hit by two 1,000-kg bombs at Kronstadt on 23 September 1941; her forward magazine blew up and she settled on the bottom, 326 men killed. Her after turrets fought on as a floating battery through the siege. Renamed Volkhov in 1950 and scrapped in the 1950s.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × triple 12 in (305 mm) guns
- 16 × single 4.7 in (120 mm) guns
- 1 × single 3 in (76 mm) AA gun
- 4 × 17.7 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Waterline belt: 125–225 mm (4.9–8.9 in)
- Deck: 12–50 mm (0.47–1.97 in)
- Turrets: 76–203 mm (3.0–8.0 in)
- Barbettes: 75–150 mm (3.0–5.9 in)
- Conning tower: 100–254 mm (3.9–10.0 in)
| Builder | Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 16 June 1909 |
| Launched | 22 September 1911 |
| Commissioned | 5 January 1915 |
| Displacement | 24,800 tonnes (24,408 long tons) |
| Length | 181.2 m (594 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 24.1 knots (44.6 km/h; 27.7 mph) (on trials) |
| Complement | 1,149 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched as Petropavlovsk
22 September 1911
Renamed Marat
1921 · Renamed after the Revolution
21–23 September 1941
Bow blown off; settled on the bottom
Renamed Petropavlovsk
31 May 1943 · Old name restored while a floating battery