| Russian Battleship Borodino |
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| Russian Battleship Borodino |
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| Country:
Russia |
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Type: Battleship |
| Service:
1904 - 1917 |
| Ships in class: 5 |
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The five Borodino-class battleships (also known as the Suvorov-class) were pre-dreadnought battleships built between 1899 and 1905 for the Imperial Russian Navy. Three of the class were sunk and one captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in a decisive naval engagement during the Russo-Japanese War, at the Battle of Tsushima. The captured Orel was renamed Iwami and served with the IJN until scrapped in 1922. The only surviving Borodino class battleship in Imperial Russian service (Slava)participated in World War I, serving in the Baltic until being severely damaged and scuttled in 1917.
Borodino class battleships: Borodino; Imperator Alexander III; Orel; Knyaz Suvorov; Slava.
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| Displacement: |
13,516 tons designed
14,151 tons at Tsushima |
| Length: |
397 ft (121 m) |
| Beam: |
76 ft (23 m) |
| Draught: |
26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 shafts, vertical triple-expansion engines
12 Bellville Boilers
15,800 hp (12 mW) |
| Speed: |
18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Complement: |
28 officers, 754 men |
| Armament: |
4 x 12 in (305 mm) guns (2 x 2)
12 x 6 in (152 mm) guns (6 x 2)
20 x 75 mm (3 in) (20 x 1)
20 x 47 mm (2 in) (20 x 1)
4 x 15 in (381 mm) torpedo tubes |
| Armour: |
Krupp armour
Belt: 7.6 in (190 mm)
Turrets: 10 in (250 mm) max
Deck: 2 in (51 mm)
1 in (25 mm) anti-torpedo bulkhead |
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