Pobeda
Sunk
Imperial Russian Navy, then Imperial Japanese Navy
| Type | Pre-dreadnought battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Peresvet |
| Wars | Russo-Japanese War, First World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 10″ guns in 2 twin turrets |
Service
| 1902–1905 | Pobeda | |
| from 1905 | Suwo Raised after the fall of Port Arthur |
Sunk in harbour at Port Arthur, December 1904. Raised by Japan and commissioned as Suwo, she was the flagship of the blockade of Tsingtao in 1914.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 2 × twin 10 in (254 mm) guns
- 11 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns
- 20 × single 75 mm (3 in) guns
- 20 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
- 8 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
- 5 × 15 in (381 mm) torpedo tubes
- 45 mines
As Sowu
- 2 × twin 10 in guns
- 10 × single 6 in guns
- 16 × single 12 pdr (3 in (76 mm)) guns
- 2 × 18 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 4–9 inches (102–229 mm)
- Deck: 2–3 inches (51–76 mm)
- Turrets: 9 inches (229 mm)
| Builder | Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 21 February 1899 |
| Launched | 10 May 1900 |
| Commissioned | October 1908 |
| Displacement | 13,320 long tons (13,534 t) |
| Length | 434 ft 5 in (132.4 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 27 officers, 744 men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
10 May 1900
Battle of Port Arthur
Survived
8–9 February 1904 · Russo-Japanese War
Battle of the Yellow Sea
Survived
10 August 1904 · Russo-Japanese War
Returned to Port Arthur
Renamed IJN Suwo
1905 · Raised after the fall of Port Arthur
27 August – 7 November 1914 · First World War
flagship of the blockade
Fate
Sunk
Believed scrapped, 1922–23