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that ranged in thickness from 7 inches (178 mm) amidships to 6 inches at the ends of the ships. The belt had a total height of 7 feet (2.1 m), of which 5 feet (1.5 m) was below the waterline.
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could be lessened to 23.5 feet (7.2 m) by unloading her guns, ammunition, sailing equipment and the like. This would also bring down her weight. In May
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helped to lay the mine barrier in the Gulf of Finland in 1914 and was sunk in the Baltic on 15 August 1915 by mines laid by
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The ship had four 8-inch (203 mm), a dozen 6-inch (152 mm) and four 87-millimeter (3.4 in)
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1 inch (25 mm) thick at the top of the belt, but her armament was entirely unprotected.
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armed with four 11-inch (279 mm) gun in two turrets and four 6-inch guns. The ship was
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Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "Russia". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.).
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Wright, Christopher C. (1975). "Cruisers of the Imperial Russian Navy: Part 2".
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on 3 November 1869 and began a complete reconstruction the following year.
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was reconstructed as an armored cruiser with her armament on the
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The ship was converted into a minelayer in 1909–11 and renamed
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that drove a single propeller, using steam provided by a dozen
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was indeed unloading, and in June she occupied the dock while
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ship with full rigging, much like the ill-fated British ship
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and her crew numbered approximately 545 officers and men.
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This was then occupied by the ironclad 1498:World War I shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea 363:12 × single 6-inch (152 mm)/23 guns 720: 698: 641:near Batavia, where the Dutch Navy had 366:4 × single 3.4-inch (86.4 mm) guns 360:4 × single 8-inch (203 mm)/22 guns 836:Directory of the World's Capital Ships 18: 1483:Cruisers of the Imperial Russian Navy 896:Cruisers of the Imperial Russian Navy 728: 726: 724: 131: 7: 1144:List of cruisers of the Russian Navy 776: 774: 764: 762: 760: 758: 756: 754: 744: 742: 740: 738: 633:had a rather unusual docking in the 705:All dates used in this article are 1473:Ships built at the Baltic Shipyard 514:6,136 long tons (6,234 t) at 277:49 ft 6 in (15.1 m) 14: 285:25 ft 5 in (7.7 m) 1441: 1436: 1424: 1416: 133: 56: 22: 626:was finally completed in 1878. 381:: 6–7 in (152–178 mm) 342:(11,000 km; 6,900 mi) 838:. New York: Hippocrene Books. 530:vertical compound steam engine 261:6,136 long tons (6,234 t) 1: 834:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). 560:while under sail, the single 536:. The engine produced 5,290 424:in 1909 when converted to a 857:. London: Arms and Armour. 330:(26 km/h; 16 mph) 1514: 1488:Maritime incidents in 1915 853:Watts, Anthony J. (1990). 569:rifled breech-loading guns 31:at anchor after 1887 refit 1411: 1141: 1127: 855:The Imperial Russian Navy 643:Onrust Dock of 5,000 tons 448:Originally designed as a 407: 269:295 ft (89.9 m) 242: 157: 126: 36: 21: 655:. However, the draft of 495:and improved machinery. 387:: 1 in (25 mm) 350:500 officers and crewmen 16:Russian armoured cruiser 595:Construction and career 243:General characteristics 669:was waiting her turn. 444:Design and description 1468:Naval ships of Russia 875:Warship International 571:. 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Imperial Russian Navy
General-Admiral class
Vladimir Monomakh
Russian
Kuzma Minin
Baltic Works
Saint Petersburg
Minelayer
Armored cruiser
ihp
Compound steam engine
boilers
knots
nautical miles
Belt
Deck
Russian
armored cruiser
Imperial Russian Navy
minelayer
mine
submarine
Baltic Sea
sister ship
broadside ironclad
Kniaz Pozharsky
freeboard
turret
HMS Captain

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