Russian battleship Petr Velikyy (1872)

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For other ships of the same name, see Pyotr Velikiy.

Petr Velikiy (1872 to 1959)

The Petr Velikyy (Петр Великий - Peter the Great) was a Russian ironclad turret battleship. The design was similar to HMS Devastation. This ship had a long and convoluted history. She was built by Galernii yard in St Petersburg. Laid down in June 1869, she was launched in 1872, and completed in 1877. The original machinery proved unsatisfactory and was replaced in 1881 by The Elder company in Glasgow, Scotland. She subsequently served in the Baltic Fleet. She was considered obsolete by 1905 and reconstructed as a training ship. Served in World War I, renamed Republikanets (Republican) after the Russian Revolution, subsequently converted into a stationary depot ship and renamed Barikada (Baricade) and finally scrapped in 1959.

[edit] General characteristics

Displacement: 10,150 tons
Length: 98 m
Beam: 19 m
Draught: 8 m
Machinery:
Original 12 coal fired rectangular boilers, 2 shaft HRCR steam engines.
Replaced by 2 shaft VC steam engines and oval boilers, 8,250 hp
Speed: 14 knots
Armament:
- Original:
  4 x 12 inch guns (2 twin turrets)
  4 x 6 inch guns
- As rebuilt (1905)
  4 x 8 inch guns
  12 x 6 inch guns
  12 x 75 mm guns
Armour: wrought iron belt 14 inch
citadel 14 inch
turret 14 inch
Crew: 440