class battleship class battleships battleships built imperial_russian_navy 1880s intended counter small armored ships baltic powers construction prolonged ships virtually completed served baltic gunnery training ship inactive world war joining sold scrap served baltic pacific_ocean sino japanese war russo japanese war surrendered commissioned imperial_japanese_navy sunk target design class battleships steel battleships built designed allow russia dominate baltic_sea defeating rival ships like danish ironclad german class ironclads built wrought iron designed according tactical theories day emphasized incorporated ram bow addition forecastle deck sloped slightly downwards allow main guns fire waterline enemy short range ship closed ram transverse armored bulkhead protected forward guns fire armor originally provided protect given sailing rig allow deployments mediterranean distant locations actually originally going built completely different design changed minute modified version design significant differences ships general characteristics feet long waterline feet inches long overall beam draft feet inches displaced long tons load long tons designed displacement long tons similar sister draft feet inches long tons heavier sister hull subdivided centerline longitudinal transverse watertight bulkheads double extending frame frame metacentric height feet inches considered good qualities tactical diameter yards complete circle seven minutes seconds propulsion class ships cylinder vertical compound steam engines driving foot screw propellers cylindrical boilers provided steam engines engines built total designed output ihp trials powerplant produced ihp speed knots mph carried long tons coal provided range nautical miles speed knots mph nautical miles speed knots mph engines built designed output ihp disappointment trials producing ihp speed knots mph carried long tons coal gave range nautical miles speed knots mph armament main armament class ships pair inch model caliber guns fitted twin barbette mount forward guns fitted turret guns maximum elevation traverse rounds gun carried fired pound shell muzzle velocity range yards elevation rate fire round minutes inch model caliber guns center pivot mounts casemates corners citadel hull increase arcs fire ahead forward guns traverse total including targets centerline rear guns arc fire fire targets centerline guns maximum elevation provided rounds gun fired light shell weighed heavy shell weighed muzzle velocity achieved depended shell weight type light shell brown powder reached shell powder achieved contrast heavy shell brown powder propelled velocity light shell maximum range yards fired elevation powder rate fire round minute inch model caliber guns mounted broadside pivot mounts fitted inch guns traverse total mounted end ship fire directly ahead astern gun arc fire guns elevate maximum fired heavy shell weighed velocity light shell weighed muzzle velocity light shell maximum range yards fired elevation fire round minute millimeter hotchkiss revolving cannon mounted hull ship inch guns defend torpedo boats fired pound shell muzzle velocity rate rounds minute range yards millimeter hotchkiss revolving cannon mounted fighting fired pound shell muzzle velocity rate rounds minute range yards carried water inch torpedo tubes bow broadside tubes traverse tube stern smaller inch torpedo tubes mounted ship mines carried torpedo tubes arranged differently bow broadside forward aft usual stern tube protection compound armor class ships main waterline belt maximum thickness inches abreast machinery spaces high supposed extend waterline design displacement feet actually waterline actually completed belt tapered inches lower edge stages inches thick abreast magazines inches bow inches stern backed inches wood configuration waterline belt differed somewhat sister belt feet high designed waterline feet bow stern inches thick flat protective deck positioned upper edge belt ships inches thick consisted layers mild steel barbette turret sides thickness inches turret roof inches thick initially barbette open topped inch thick protective hood added late transverse bulkheads inches thick inch guns protected patch armor inches thick inch guns patch inches thick originally armor main belt added original disappearing main guns mounts pear shaped barbette deleted weight available separated guns armor guns conning tower inch sides inches thick thick roof ships construction russian named emperor russia built saint_petersburg laid july launched july completed june trials lasted spring russian named emperor nicholas russia built franco russian works saint_petersburg construction began march launched june completed july trials lasted year history served represented russia cruiser opening kiel canal june ran aground later year suffered little damage joining august supported russian interests revolt returned september december modified serve artillery school ship secondary armament replaced modern guns crew refused suppress garrison defending august assigned world war mainly based crew active revolutionary movement renamed russian dawn freedom turned port authority april sold scrap august towed germany autumn stricken november according conway world fighting ships reconstructed france torpedo tubes removed inch guns exchanged inch caliber guns inch caliber guns revolver cannon exchanged pounder guns confirms torpedo tubes removed claims inch guns replaced inch fifth placed stern old inch guns exchanged newer powerful models guns added upper deck presumably replacing old revolver cannon happened russia france sailed june new_york_city participate celebration honoring anniversary discovery america assigned return visited toulon october sailing pacific_ocean sino japanese war arrived nagasaki japan april remained pacific late returned supported russian interests revolt returning baltic april extensively refitted received new engines boilers returned mediterranean september remained years refitted late russo japanese war served flagship departed january pacific slightly damaged receiving hit inch gun inch guns inch guns suffered killed men wounded surrendered admiral following day taken imperial_japanese_navy serving gunnery training ship class coast defense ship training vessel stricken sunk target battlecruisers gordon imperial_japanese_navy claim scrapped
Imperator Aleksandr II-class battleship