Russian battleship Admiral Ushakov
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| Builder: | New Admiralty Shipyards; Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Laid down: | 1 January 1892 |
| Launched: | 1 November 1883 |
| Completed: | January 1895 |
| Commissioned: | February 1895 |
| Fate: | Scuttled, Battle of Tsushima, 28 May 1905 |
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| Displacement: | 4,971 tons |
| Length: | 87.3 m(286ft, 6in) |
| Beam: | 15.85 m(52ft) |
| Draught: | 5.9 m(19ft, 6in) |
| Propulsion: | Two Shaft Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) Steam Engines; 8 cylindrical coal fired boilers; 5,750 shp |
| Fuel: | Coal, 450tons |
| Speed: | 16knots |
| Complement: | 404 |
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The Admiral Ushakov was the lead ship in the Admiral-Ushakov class armoured warships (coastal battleships), she was named after Admiral Ushakov a 18th century naval hero.
[edit] Service Life
Admiral Ushakov was part of the Baltic Fleet at the beginning of the Russo-Japanese war. The Ushakov was chosen to form part of Admiral Nebogatoff's Third Pacific Squadron which was sent out to reinforce Rozhestvensky on his journey to the Far East. The ship was obsolete and was not considered suitable for a voyage to the Pacific.[1] However the Admiralty insisted on including Ushakov and her sisters to bolster their force. The Third Pacific Squadron also included the two other ships of the class; General-Admiral Graf Apraxin and Admiral Senyavin. Journeying via the Suez canal and across the Indian Ocean, they linked up with Rozhestvensky's off Cam Rahn Bay in Indochina and proceeded together to the Straits of Tsushima.
At the Battle of Tsushima, on 27-28 May 1905, the Ushakov was separated from Nebogatoff during the night and fought to the last. She was twice hit below the water line and once above, the blazing wreck being scuttled on the evening of May 28th.
[edit] References
- Hore, Peter (2005). Battleships. Anness Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7548-1408-6.
- Tomitch, V. M., Warships of the Imperial Russian Navy Battleships, Volume 1 (1968)
- Corbett, Julian, Sir. Maritime Operations in the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905. (1994). Originally published in two volumnes, and classified secret/confidential until the 1950's. ISBN 1557501297.
- Pleshakov, Constantine. The Tsar's Last Armada: The Epic Voyage to the Battle of Tsushima. (2002). ISBN 0-46505-792-6.
- Semenov, Vladimir, Capt. The Battle of Tsushima. (1912). E.P. Dutton & Co.
[edit] Notes
- ^ p115, Battleships
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