Andrei Pervozvanny class battleship
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 Imperator Pavel I in 1912 |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Built: | 1906–1910 |
| In commission: | 1911–1924 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 17,400 tons standard 18,590 tons full load |
| Length: | 140.2 m (460 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 24.4 m (80 ft 1 in) |
| Draught: | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft triple expansion steam engines, 25 coal-fired bellville boilers, 17,600 hp |
| Speed: | 18.5 kn (34.3 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,100 nmi (3,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h), 3,100 tons coal |
| Complement: | 956 |
| Armament: | 4 × 12 in (300 mm) guns (2 × 2) 14 × 8 in (200 mm) guns (4 twin turrets and 6 single guns) 12 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns 4 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
| Armour: | Krupp cemented armour Belt: 8.5 in (220 mm) Turrets: 10 in (250 mm) Secondary turrets: 7 in (180 mm) Deck: 3.1 in (79 mm) max Conning tower: 6 in (150 mm)–10 in (250 mm) |
The Andrei Pervozvanny-class were a class of semi-Dreadnoughts built for the Imperial Russian Navy. These ships were ordered as part of a reconstruction programme after the Russo-Japanese war had decimated the Russian Navy.
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- The Imperator Pavel I ( Император Павел I - Czar Paul I) was built by the Baltic Works, St Petersburg, and launched on 7 September 1907 commissioned on 29 July 1911. Refitted during 1916-17. Renamed Respublika ( Republic) on 29 April 1917 and laid up in September 1918. Sold in November 1923
- The Andrei Pervozvanny (Андрей Первозванный - St Andrew), built by the Admiralty Yard, St Petersburg , and launched on 20 October 1910 and commissioned on 13 May 1912. Served with the Baltic Fleet. Refitted during 1916-17. Captured by the Bolsheviks in October 1917 she took part in the Russian Revolution and Civil War. She was damaged by a torpedo from the (British) Royal Navy coastal torpedo boat CMB88 at Kronstadt on 18 August 1919 [1]. She was never fully repaired, substantial damage was caused by a fire in 1922 and the ship scrapped in 1924.
