Evstafi class battleship
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The Evstafi class were Pre-Dreadnought battleships of the Imperial Russian Navy. They served in the Black Sea Fleet and fought during World War I.
[edit] General Characteristics
- Displacement: 12,810 tons
- Length: 118 m
- Beam: 22.55 m
- Draught: 8.23 m
- Machinery: 2 shaft triple expansion steam engines, 22 coal fired bellvile boilers, 10600 hp
- Speed: 16 knots
- Range: 1884 miles, 1100 tons of coal
- Armament:
- 4 - 12 inch guns (2 × 2),
- 4 - 8 inch guns (4 × 1),
- 12- 6 inch guns (12 × 1),
- 2 torpedo tubes, 2 - 64 mm
- 2-75 mm anti aircraft guns fitted during World War I
- Armour:
- belt 8 inch max,
- turrets 10 inch,
- casemates 5 inch,
- deck ??
- Crew: 928
[edit] Ships
- Evstafi (Евстафий) - (Saint Eustace) - built in Nikolayev and launched on 3 November 1906. Fought in the Black sea during World War I, captured by the Germans and subsequently the Allies in 1918/19. Wrecked by the Allies on their withdrawal from Russia, the remains were scrapped by the Soviets in 1922.
- Ioann Zlatoust (Иоанн Златоуст) - ( Saint John Chrysostom) - built in Nikolayev and launched on 14 May 1906. Fought in the Black Sea during World War I, captured by the Germans and subsequently the Allies in 1918/19. Wrecked by the Allies on their withdrawal from Russia, the remains were scrapped by the Soviets in 1922.
