| Russian/Soviet Battleship Andrei Pervozvanny |
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| Russian/Soviet Battleship Andrei Pervozvanny |
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| Country:
Russia |
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Type: Battleship |
| Service:
1911 - 1919 |
| Ships in class: 2 |
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The Andrei Pervozvanny-class were a class of pre-dreadnoughts built for the Imperial Russian Navy. The two battleships were ordered as part of a reconstruction programme after the Russo-Japanese war had decimated the Imperial Russian Navy. These battleships were in service with the Russian Navy during World War I. The Andrei Pervozvanny was captured by the Bolsheviks in October 1917 she took part in the Russian Revolution and Civil War. Neither battleship remained in service after the end of the civil war.
Andrei Pervozvanny class battleships: Imperator Pavel I (renamed Respublika on 29 April 1917); Andrei Pervozvanny.
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| 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 x 12 in (300 mm) guns (2 x 2)
14 x 8 in (200 mm) guns (4 twin turrets and 6 single guns)
12 x 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
4 x 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) |
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