Vitiaz-class cruiser

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Class overview
OperatorsNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Navy
Preceded byNone
Succeeded by Admiral Kornilov
Built1883–1887
In commission1886–1914
Completed2
Lost1
Scrapped1
General characteristics
Type Protected cruiser
Displacement3,537 long tons (3,594 t)
Length260 ft 6 in (79.4 m)
Beam45 ft (13.7 m)
Draft19 ft 11 in (6.1 m)
Installed powerapproximately 3,000  ihp (2,200 kW)
Propulsion1 shaft, 1 Compound steam engine, 10 cylindrical water-tube boilers
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement330 officers and crewmen
Armament
  • 10 × 1 - 6-inch (152 mm)/28 guns
  • 4 × 1 - 3.4-inch (86 mm) guns
  • 8 × 1 - 37-millimeter (1.5 in)/23 guns
  • 3 × 15-inch (381 mm) submerged torpedo tubes
Armor Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)

The Vitiaz-class ships were a pair of partially protected cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the mid-1880s.

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