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Svetlana

Svetlana

Sunk

Imperial Russian Navy

TypeProtected cruiser
WarRusso-Japanese War
Main guns6 × 1 - 6-inch (152 mm) Canet guns

Sunk at Tsushima.

Imperial Russian cruiser Swetlana. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × 1 - 6-inch (152 mm) Canet guns
  • 10 × 1 - 47-millimeter (1.9 in) Hotchkiss guns
  • 2 × 15-inch (381 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 20 mines

Armour

  • Deck: 1–2 in (25–51 mm)
  • Conning tower: 4 in (102 mm)
BuilderForges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, Le Havre, France
Laid down8 December 1895
Launched6 December 1896
Commissioned3 April 1899
Displacement3,862 long tons (3,924 t)
Length331 ft 4 in (101 m)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement401 officers and crewmen

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

Career

Launched

6 December 1896

27–28 May 1905