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Rostislav

Rostislav

Scuttled

Imperial Russian Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
WarFirst World War
Main guns4 × 10″ guns in 2 twin turrets

Pre-dreadnought at Cape Sarych.

The Imperial Russian battleship «Rostislav». Photo: Фотография из коллекции Юрия Чернова., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin 10 in (254 mm) guns
  • 4 × twin 6 in (152 mm) guns
  • 12 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 16 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
  • 6 × 15 in (381 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Harvey armor
  • Belt: 14.5 in (368 mm)
  • Deck: 2–3 in (51–76 mm)
  • Turrets: 10 in (254 mm)
  • Conning tower: 6 in (152 mm)
  • Bulkheads: 5–9 in (127–229 mm)
BuilderNikolayev Admiralty Shipyard
Laid downJanuary 30, 1894 (actual) May 19, 1895 (formal)
LaunchedSeptember 2, 1896
Displacement8,880 long tons (9,022 t) (designed) 10,520 long tons (10,689 t) (actual)
Length351 ft 10 in (107.2 m)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement633 (1900), 831–852 (World War I)

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

Career

Launched

September 2, 1896

18 November 1914

Fate

Scuttled

Scuttled November 1920