russian battleship russian class battleship built decade 20th century ship completed months start russo japanese war february assigned sent far_east months later break japanese blockade port arthur japanese captured port squadron transit destination changed badly damaged surrendered japanese service japanese reconstructed japanese reclassified imperial_japanese_navy coastal defence ship participated beginning world war supported japanese troops landed siberia russian civil war training ship beginning september ship disarmed comply terms sunk target ship design description class battleships centerpiece naval building program needs far east intended defend newly leased warm water port port arthur china obtained lease triple intervention france russia germany forced japan return china japanese victory sino japanese war russian lease seen adding insult injury japanese confirmed countries collision course spheres influence korea china battleships ordered program french designed built imperial_russian_navy purchased license build ships domestic shipyards derived design enlarged suit russian equipment significantly thinner armor reduce weight feet long overall beam feet inch draft feet inches deep load designed displace long tons long tons overweight actually displaced long tons caused problem sister sea trials october high speed turn caused heel submerged millimeter guns ship crew consisted officers enlisted men design based modified suit russian machinery ship powered cylinder triple expansion steam engines steam generated belleville boilers engines rated indicated horsepower designed reach speed knots mph engines achieved indicated horsepower official machinery trials september ship able reach designed speed carried maximum long tons coal allowed steam nautical miles speed knots mph ship main battery consisted inch guns mounted twin gun turrets forward aft superstructure secondary armament consisted inch quick firing guns mounted twin gun turrets number smaller guns carried defence torpedo boats included millimeter guns millimeter hotchkiss guns armed inch torpedo tubes bow stern water submerged broadside waterline armor belt consisted krupp armor inches thick armor gun turrets maximum thickness deck ranged inches thickness anti torpedo bulkheads inches thick service construction began eagle november saint_petersburg ship laid june launched july fitting preparation installation armor temporary removed allowed water enter sank ship days later water pumped ship refloated incident completed october cost october set sail port arthur vessels overall command vice admiral led squadron atlantic coast africa rounding cape good hope reached island north west coast madagascar january remained months finalized arrangements squadron sailed french march reached month later await obsolete ships commanded ships reached bay combined force sailed additional coal supplies loaded lengthy voyage ship long tons overweight stored high ship reduced stability important aspect additional weight completely submerged ship main armor belt decided direct route intercepted japanese command admiral beginning battle ship line 1st division consisted class battleships direct command ship fired shots ship captain ordered open fire japanese cruiser russian formation range meters given pre battle instructions fleet covering situation ordered cease fire rounds fired effect heavily engaged early battle set fire japanese shells time hour battle began japanese cruiser fired torpedoes ship torpedoes missed russian formation early battle second line sister japanese battleships generally concentrated fire time sank hit number times seriously damaged took lead sunk joined ordered japanese battleships gathering darkness assumed command remains fleet continued ships discovered japanese early following morning attacked battleships faster japanese ships stayed range ships effectively reply decided surrender ships return fire close range ship formally stricken navy list september battle probably hit inch inch inch thirty inch shells smaller rounds fragments ship large holes portions moderately damaged inch inch shells hit armor failed penetrate left gun forward inch turret struck inch shell broke muzzle inch shell struck roof rear inch turret forced limited maximum elevation left gun inch gun turrets jammed hits inch shells burnt ammunition fire turret damaged inch shell struck supporting tube splinters inch shells entered conning tower wounded badly later died wounds casualties totaled crewmen killed approximately wounded japanese career followed japan battle developed list starboard engines began fail escorted occasionally towed battleship armored cruiser diverted emergency repairs lasted july repair renamed june eponymous province japanese substantially rebuilt naval arsenal officially recommissioned imperial_japanese_navy november reduce weight funnels shortened fighting tops removed superstructure reduced height twin inch gun turrets removed replaced half dozen inch guns pedestal mounts protected gun shields fore aft inch guns deck lower level guns millimeter gun positions millimeter guns replaced sixteen japanese built pounder cwt guns submerged broadside inch torpedo tubes replaced original torpedo armament boilers replaced unknown number japanese built water tube boilers changes reduced displacement approximately long tons crew totaled officers crewmen assigned 1st fleet november participated naval maneuvers 2nd fleet rejoining 1st fleet following year september ship reclassified second class coastal defense ship shortly start world war assigned 2nd division 2nd fleet formed captured russian ships division blockaded port bombarded german defenses siege august november participate year naval maneuvers subsequent fleet review assigned 3rd fleet january flagship landed company marines days later start japanese intervention siberia russian civil war returned september subsequently relieved assignment ship assigned defend september june based reclassified class coast defense ship september training ship accordance terms japan agreed scrap disarmed april depot ship struck september moored west island near mouth tokyo bay target aircraft july finally sinking july
Russian battleship Oryol