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555:. The ship became the center of a “people marine military tribunal”, where many officers of the former Imperial Russian Navy were imprisoned, tortured and executed. In September 1918, while docked as
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and temporarily as an imperial yacht in 1908. In 1911, after repairs, she was transferred to the
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500:. On 28 May 1905, with most of the ships in the Russian fleet destroyed or captured at the
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after the battle. She returned to the Baltic Fleet after the war, serving as an
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by France, and was subsequently sold to a French firm for scrap in 1934.
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469:. She was launched on 2 July 1902, and completed in December that year.
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The Tsar's last armada: the epic journey to the Battle of
Tsushima
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676:. No. 36883. London. 26 September 1902. p. 8.
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1026:
918:
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717:
741:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
720:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
528:in 1914, carrying four seaplanes. She was at the
763:Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War
689:Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War
578:On 29 October 1924, she was turned over to the
457:on 25 September 1902, in the presence of Tsar
1095:
739:Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
8:
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453:had her first keel plate laid down at the
784:. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
613:
591:
418:; literally "Diamond") was a 2nd-class
312:vertical triple expansion steam engines
15:
1585:Cruisers of the Imperial Russian Navy
823:Cruisers of the Imperial Russian Navy
672:"Naval & Military intelligence".
651:. New York: Basic Books. p. 64.
488:(1904–1905), she was assigned to the
269:365 ft 8 in (111.5 m)
126:
7:
1071:List of cruisers of the Russian Navy
743:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
724:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press.
567:forces. In 1920 she was interned at
543:revolted in early 1918, joining the
624:Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping
598:All dates used in this article are
1590:Ships built at the Baltic Shipyard
1110:Russian naval ship classes of the
280:43 ft 6 in (13.3 m)
14:
508:was the only major ship to reach
288:17 ft 3 in (5.3 m)
128:
40:
19:
532:on 5 November 1914, and at the
645:Pleshakov, Konstantin (2002).
1:
716:Robert Gardiner, ed. (1979).
627:. Chichester House. pp.
547:against the authority of the
496:under the command of Admiral
484:in 1903. At the start of the
369:General characteristics 1915
1120:Pre-dreadnought battleships
803:. London: Arms and Armour.
549:Ukrainian People's Republic
333:(35 km/h; 22 mph)
1606:
799:Watts, Anthony J. (1990).
621:Mason, Herbert B. (1908).
480:was commissioned into the
386:4 × 76.2 mm (3 in) AA guns
1543:
1068:
1054:
801:The Imperial Russian Navy
438:, as a yacht for Viceroy
415:
368:
237:
152:
121:
30:
18:
1360:Armed merchant cruisers
765:. The Scarecrow Press.
691:. The Scarecrow Press.
238:General characteristics
1129:Imperator Aleksandr II
780:Layman, R. D. (1989).
687:Kowner, Rotem (2006).
571:with the remainder of
553:Odessa Soviet Republic
360:47 mm (2 in)
353:75 mm (3 in)
1570:Naval ships of Russia
1189:Coastal defense ships
539:However, the crew of
534:Action of 10 May 1915
530:Battle of Cape Sarych
424:Imperial Russian Navy
173:Imperial Russian Navy
48:Imperial Russian Navy
1550:Single ship of class
1340:Unprotected cruisers
1061:Single ship of class
563:was captured by the
520:and at the start of
498:Dmitry von Fölkersam
551:and supporting the
1271:Protected cruisers
1112:Russo-Japanese War
502:Battle of Tsushima
486:Russo-Japanese War
467:George I of Greece
318:water-tube boilers
1557:
1556:
1431:Leitenant Burakov
1218:Vladimir Monomakh
1077:
1076:
853:Vladimir Monomakh
524:was rebuilt as a
440:Yevgeni Alekseyev
403:
402:
195:25 September 1902
66:Succeeded by
1597:
1232:Admiral Nakhimov
1209:Armored cruisers
1104:
1097:
1090:
1081:
1017:Admiral Nakhimov
1003:Muraviev Amurski
940:Admiral Kornilov
867:Admiral Nakhimov
830:Armored cruisers
819:
814:
795:
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678:
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669:
663:
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635:
618:
602:
596:
432:Saint Petersburg
417:
393:Aircraft carried
186:Saint Petersburg
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136:
133:
132:
131:
46:
44:
43:
23:
16:
1605:
1604:
1600:
1599:
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1594:
1580:Wrangel's fleet
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1559:
1558:
1553:
1539:
1519:
1478:
1409:
1354:
1334:
1265:
1225:Dmitrii Donskoi
1203:
1198:Admiral Ushakov
1183:
1114:
1108:
1078:
1073:
1064:
1050:
1038:Pamiat Merkuria
1022:
914:
860:Dmitrii Donskoi
839:General-Admiral
824:
811:
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712:
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573:Wrangel's fleet
526:seaplane tender
518:Black Sea Fleet
475:
473:Service history
455:Baltic Shipyard
448:
428:Baltic Shipyard
381:120 mm (4.7 in)
300:(5,600 kW)
293:Installed power
220:Seaplane tender
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129:
127:
59:Pamiat Merkuria
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26:
12:
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924:Light cruisers
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749:
736:
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664:
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633:Almaz cruiser.
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565:White movement
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31:Class overview
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1147:
1145:
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1143:Sissoi Veliky
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831:
827:
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810:0-85368-912-1
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802:
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793:
791:0-87021-210-9
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783:
778:
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772:0-8108-4927-5
768:
764:
760:
759:Kowner, Rotem
756:
752:
750:0-85177-245-5
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742:
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733:
731:0-8317-0302-4
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698:0-8108-4927-5
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658:0-465-05791-8
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495:
491:
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483:
479:
472:
470:
468:
464:
461:, Grand Duke
460:
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90:In commission
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1492:
1472:
1465:
1458:
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1437:
1430:
1423:
1403:
1396:
1389:
1382:
1375:
1368:
1348:
1347:
1328:
1321:
1314:
1307:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1279:
1259:
1252:
1245:
1238:
1231:
1224:
1217:
1197:
1177:
1170:
1163:
1156:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1128:
1044:
1043:
1037:
1027:Unprotected
1016:
1009:
1002:
995:
988:
981:
974:
967:
960:
953:
946:
939:
932:
908:
901:
894:
887:
880:
874:Pamiat Azova
873:
866:
859:
852:
845:
838:
800:
781:
762:
740:
719:
688:
682:
673:
667:
647:
640:
632:
623:
616:
594:
580:Soviet Union
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560:
540:
538:
505:
490:Baltic Fleet
482:Baltic Fleet
477:
476:
450:
449:
446:Construction
406:
405:
404:
398:flying boats
254:Displacement
246:Unprotected
216:Reclassified
182:Baltic Works
144:
58:
1171:Tsesarevich
522:World War I
510:Vladivostok
459:Nicholai II
426:, built by
296:7,500
203:2 June 1903
54:Preceded by
1575:1903 ships
1564:Categories
1484:Submarines
710:References
557:Sevastopol
494:Suez Canal
463:Konstantin
338:Complement
310:2 shafts,
305:Propulsion
82:In service
920:Protected
674:The Times
609:Footnotes
600:New Style
545:Rumcherod
465:and King
259:long tons
208:Completed
192:Laid down
106:Completed
93:1903–1920
85:1903–1934
77:1902–1903
36:Operators
1525:Gunboats
1280:Svetlana
1253:Gromoboi
1178:Borodino
1164:Retvizan
1157:Peresvet
1029:cruisers
1010:Svetlana
947:Svetlana
895:Gromoboi
761:(2006).
374:Armament
346:Armament
231:Scrapped
200:Launched
170:Operator
160:Namesake
114:Scrapped
1507:Kasatka
1466:Groznyi
1329:Izumrud
1322:Boyarin
1308:Bogatyr
1287:Pallada
1136:Navarin
996:Izumrud
989:Boyarin
975:Bogatyr
954:Pallada
703:page 34
569:Bizerta
422:in the
420:cruiser
412:Russian
285:Draught
248:cruiser
178:Builder
164:Diamond
149:Russian
122:History
98:Planned
1534:Sivuch
1493:Delfin
1473:Pernov
1459:Buinyi
1301:Askold
1294:Varyag
1246:Rossia
968:Askold
961:Varyag
933:Vitiaz
888:Rossia
807:
788:
769:
747:
728:
695:
655:
436:Russia
266:Length
257:3,285
222:, 1915
45:
1514:Osetr
1445:Forel
1424:Sokol
1397:Dnepr
1383:Kuban
1369:Terek
1349:Almaz
1315:Novik
1260:Bayan
1239:Rurik
1045:Almaz
982:Novik
909:Rurik
902:Bayan
881:Rurik
846:Minin
586:Notes
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407:Almaz
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1376:Ural
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355:guns
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141:Name
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