Evstafi class battleship

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Evstafi
Evstafi
Ioann Zlatoust
Ioann Zlatoust

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, 10,600 hp
  • Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h)
  • Range: 1,884 miles, 1100 tons of coal
  • Armament:
    • 4 × 12-inch (305 mm) guns (2 × 2),
    • 4 × 8-inch (203 mm) guns (4 × 1),
    • 12 × 6-inch (152 mm) 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.

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