russian ironclad russian ironclad russian ordered gun wooden frigate imperial_russian_navy early 1860s converted construction gun armored frigate served reclassified training ship decommissioned years later sold scrap description feet long perpendiculars beam feet inches draft feet inches forward feet aft displaced long tons fitted blunt iron ram bow considered good sea boat total crew numbered officers enlisted men ship fitted horizontal return connecting rod steam engine built drove single bladed propeller steam provided unknown number rectangular boilers ship sea trials engine produced total indicated horsepower gave ship maximum speed knots mph ship carried maximum long tons coal endurance unknown schooner rigged masts heavy frigate intended armed powerful guns available russians inch pounder gun long pounder armament revised converted ironclad completed armament thirty pounder guns upper deck chase guns lower deck chase gun guns lower deck replaced inch rifled guns pounders replaced seven inch guns years later armament changed inch guns lower deck upper deck mounted upper deck inch inch rifled guns entire ship protected wrought iron armor extended feet inches waterline inches thick amidships backed inches teak inches backed inches teak steps beginning feet ship ends construction service named siege war laid september gun heavy frigate converted gun armored frigate july construction ship launched august commissioned july served entire career reclassified training ship march decommissioned june sold breaking
Russian ironclad Sevastopol