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Velikiy Knyaz Konstantin (Russian: Великий князь Константин) was a name of the Russian Navy torpedo boat tender named after the Grand Duke (Velikiy Kniaz) Konstantin of Russia, used in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. Stepan Osipovich Makarov, a famous Russian Navy commander, was a captain of the ship.
She was built as a passenger ship, and was fitted as a torpedo boat tender of Stepan Makarov design in 1877. She carried four torpedo boats: Chesma (Чесма), Sinop (Синоп), Navarin (Наварин) and Miner (Минер).
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- Displacement: 2500 t,
- length (waterline): 73 m
- beam: 8.5 m
- draught: 4.6 m
- maximum speed: 12.7 knots,
- armament:
- One 152 mm mortar, four 9-pounder rifled guns
