Battleship Retvizan


The battleship Retvizan in New York on October 1901 with a US Holland boat.

Battleship Retvizan

Manufacturer:

William Cramp (United States)

Role:

Battleship

Year Adopted:

1899 - Laid down
1900 - Launched
1901 - Completed
Number in Class: 1 ship (Retvizan)
Displacement:

12,700 Tons (Full Load)

Operational Status:

Russia/USSR: Obsolete
(Sunk as target in 1924)

Armament:
2 Twin 12 inch, 40 caliber guns (305mm)
12 6 inch, 45 caliber guns (152mm)
20 3 inch, (76mm) guns
24  3 pounder (47mm) guns
8  1 pounder (37mm) guns
6 18 inch (457mm) submerged torpedo tubes

45 mines

Engine:

24 Niclausse boilers
Three reciprocating vertical triple expansion steam engines driving two screws.
Producing 16,000 horsepower.

Coal Storage:

2,000 tons (maximum)

Crew:

738 Officers and Sailors
Armor:
          on conning tower:
          on gun turrets:
          on casemates:
          armor belt amidships:
          armor belt at end:
          on upper armor belt:
          on deck:
   
254mm (10 inches)
228mm-254mm (9 to 10 inches)
152mm (6 inches)
127-228mm (5 to 9 inches)
51mm (2 inches)
152mm (6 inches)
51mm-102mm (2 to 4 inches)
Length:
          (overall):
   
116.5 meters (382 feet, 3 inches)

Draught:
8.6 meters (28.25 feet)

Beam:
21.92 meters (72 feet)

Maximum Speed:

18 knots
Range:

8,000 Nautical Miles at 10 kts

 

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Sources Cited

(1) Watts, Anthony J., The Imperial Russian Navy, Arms and Armour press: London, 1990. Print.