russian battleship russian battleship built imperial_russian_navy 1880s artillery training ship assigned time russo japanese war sent pacific rest inactive world war crew active revolutionary movement turned port authority april sold scrap august towed germany autumn stricken november description named emperor russia built saint_petersburg laid june launched july completed june trials lasted spring feet long waterline feet inches long overall beam feet inches draft feet inches displaced long tons load long tons designed displacement long tons cylinder vertical compound steam engines driving foot screw propellers cylindrical boilers provided steam engines engines built total designed output indicated horsepower trials powerplant produced ihp speed knots mph carried long tons coal provided range nautical miles speed knots mph nautical miles speed knots mph main armament class ships pair inch model calibre guns mounted twin barbette mount forward inch model calibre guns center pivot mounts casemates corners citadel hull increase arcs fire ahead inch model calibre guns mounted broadside pivot mounts fitted inch guns traverse total mounted end ship fire directly ahead astern millimetre hotchkiss revolving cannon mounted hull ship inch guns defend torpedo boats millimetre hotchkiss revolving cannon mounted fighting carried water inch torpedo tubes bow tube broadside tube stern smaller inch torpedo tubes mounted ship mines carried history served represented russia cruiser opening kiel canal june ran aground later year sustained little damage joined august supported russian interests revolt returned september december modified serve artillery school ship crew refused suppress garrison defending august assigned spent world war crew active revolutionary movement renamed dawn freedom turned port authority april sold scrap august towed germany autumn stricken november conway says reconstructed france torpedo tubes removed inch guns exchanged inch calibre guns inch calibre guns revolver cannon exchanged pounder guns confirms torpedo tubes removed says inch guns replaced inch fifth placed stern old inch guns exchanged newer powerful models guns added upper deck presumably replacing old revolver cannon
Russian battleship Imperator Aleksandr II