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Sevastopol

Sevastopol

Scuttled

Imperial Russian Navy

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

Scuttled in deep water outside Port Arthur on 2 January 1905.

The Imperial Russian battleship Sevastopol in Port-Arthur, 5 Mai 1904. Photo: Неизвеитен., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin 12 in (305 mm) guns
  • 4 × twin, 4 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns
  • 10 × single 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
  • 28 × single 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
  • 4 × 15-inch (381 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 50 × mines

Armour

  • Harvey armor
  • Belt: 10–14.5 in (254–368 mm)
  • Turrets: 10 in (254 mm)
  • Deck: 3 in (76 mm)
BuilderGalernii Island shipyard, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Laid down19 May 1892
Launched1 June 1895
Displacement11,842 long tons (12,032 t)
Length376 ft (115 m)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement725

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

Career

Launched

1 June 1895

8–9 February 1904

10 August 1904

Returned to Port Arthur

Fate

Scuttled

Scuttled off Port Arthur, 2 January 1905