Russian battleship Sissoi Veliky (1894)
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 The Russian battleship Sissoi Veliky |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | New Admiralty Shipyard, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Laid down: | May 1892 |
| Launched: | June 1894 |
| Completed: | 1896 |
| Commissioned: | 1896 |
| Fate: | Scuttled, Battle of Tsushima, 28 May 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 10,400 tons |
| Length: | 107.23 m |
| Beam: | 20.73 m |
| Draught: | 7.77 m |
| Propulsion: | Two Shaft Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) Steam Engines, 12 Bellvile boilers; 8,500 shp |
| Fuel: | Coal, 1,000 tons |
| Range: | 2,800 miles at 10 knots |
| Speed: | 15.7 knots (29.1 km/h) |
| Complement: | 586 |
| Armament: | 4 x 12 inch (305 mm) guns (2 x 2) 6 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns (1 x 6) 12 x 47 mm guns 18 x 37 mm guns 6 × 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes, |
| Armour: | Nickel steel armour Belt 16-4 inch, Deck 3 inch Secondary gun battery 5 inch, Turrets 12 inch (nickel steel), Conning tower 8 inch |
The Sissoi Veliky ( Сисой Великий ) was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy. She took part in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. She served in the Baltic Fleet and fought as part of the Second Pacific Squadron in the Russo-Japanese war. The ship was scuttled after sustaining heavy damage at the battle of Tsushima. She survived 12 hits by large caliber shells but was torpedoed by a destroyer which started a major fire.
The Sissoi Veliky was built by the New Admiralty yard, St Petersburg. She was laid down in May 1892, launched June 1894 and completed in 1896. She was scuttled 28 May 1905.
[edit] References
- From Conway's All the world's Fighting Ships 1860 - 1905
- Semenov, Vladimir, Capt. The Battle of Tsushima. (1912). E. P. Dutton & Co.
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