russian ironclad russian ironclad russian second class broadside ironclads built imperial_russian_navy joined baltic fleet completion left russian waters beginning ship assigned frequently rearmed placed reserve decade later ship disarmed sold end russian civil war acquired soviets sold factory ship sunk siege world war scrapped salvaged design description class ironclads designed coastal defence ships protect approaches saint_petersburg referred self propelled armored floating batteries heavy armament protection important factors design means touch refers biblical verse john feet long overall beam feet designed draft feet inches displaced long tons iron hull pronounced fitted large bow stern stern ram serving protect rudder propeller ship steer unpredictable habit suddenly probably result poor water flow rudder required men man wheel total crew numbered officers enlisted men received refurbished engine steam ship line cost cutting measure originally intended sister probably direct acting steam engine built british firm steam provided rectangular fire tube boilers sea trials july engine produced total indicated horsepower gave ship maximum speed knots mph carried maximum long tons coal endurance unknown schooner rigged iron masts combination sail steam ship reach speed knots mph completed seventeen inch rifled guns mounted broadside main deck guns placed pivot mounts upper deck serve chase guns main deck guns removed inch pounder gun added upper deck unlike ship intended shells began waterline narrow vertical wrought iron armor waterline increased thickness inches compensation reduced protective abilities rest ship protected inches armor reduced inches beginning feet ship ends backed inches teak extended feet waterline ship hull divided watertight transverse longitudinal bulkheads protection underwater damage open topped conning tower protected inches armor construction service touch biblical latin phrase appears john ordered contract signed british total price ship state owned saint_petersburg leased mitchell agreed upgrade facilities handle iron ironclad warships construction new large handle ship delayed start construction january delay allowed design modified handle larger powerful inch rifles enter service guns required room operate older guns main deck slightly widened raising point hull began based experiences sister inches deep feet fitted reduce ship rolling formally laid december launched june ship entered service july collided armored frigate july frequently assigned formation frequently rearmed train officers men latest guns enter service mounted dozen inch gun deck upper deck mounted platforms extended inch mortar inch pounder gun inch gun inch auto cannon mortar removed strained ship structure alleviate cramped conditions ship wheel transferred gun deck platform spanned conning tower removed new boilers installed increased engine power indicated horsepower reached knots sea trials rammed norwegian ship ship placed reserve years later reclassified coast defense ironclad february march served school disarmed september stricken navy list october turned port disposal sold september barge acquired soviets russian civil war sold june world war sunk raised subsequently scrapped
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