admiral class cruiser admiral class cruisers group light cruisers built imperial_russian_navy world war began construction interrupted russian revolution ships eventually completed end russian civil war soviets ship completed built essentially original design modified completed years ships participated germans invaded russia june ferried troops cities evacuated wounded bombarded besieging german troops bombed sunk dive bombers november missions badly damaged type aircraft january lengthy repairs completed ship transported reinforcements cities black_sea coast battle reclassified training ship sunk target salvaged target ship description ships essentially enlarged versions class cruisers modified scottish firm designed ships displaced long tons length waterline beam mean draft powered steam turbines driving shaft developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph engines powered yarrow water tube boilers coal fired rest mixed firing ship carried maximum long tons coal additional long tons fuel oil sprayed coal increase burn rate mixed firing boilers capacity steam nautical miles speed knots mph ships crew numbered officers men ships main armament consisted caliber pattern guns single mounts mounted casemates anti aircraft armament consisted millimeter guns mounted submerged millimeter torpedo tubes ships intended carry seaplane cruisers waterline belt consisted inches krupp cemented armor upper belt inch thick gun shields protected inch armour armored decks inches thick armor conning tower inches thick decided add seaplane crane handle decided upgrade admiral anti aircraft guns millimeter weapons ships class receive inch guns decision implemented construction suspended ships construction modifications pair ships ordered march second october hulls ships built fitted naval shipyard construction slowed russian revolution hulls admiral admiral seized germans captured later turned allies november accordance armistice allies turn handed following year assigned fleet admiral run aground dock workers fitting later prevent use whites later salvaged admiral admiral shape completed years neglect scrapped admiral renamed red ukraine december soviets completed march finished original design modifications proposed pair cranes fitted abreast central funnel lift pair water area immediately funnel modified aircraft foremast converted pole submerged torpedo tubes removed replaced triple millimetre torpedo mounts carried deck broadside given lengthy refit aircraft handling equipment removed fire control equipment modernized anti aircraft armament replaced twin italian millimeter gun mounts single millimeter guns seven millimeter anti aircraft machine guns pair torpedo tubes removed admiral renamed red december soviets intended upgrade armament finally settled new caliber gun single gun turrets end superstructure massively revised accommodate turrets original armament removed forward funnel anti aircraft armament consisted caliber millimeter guns mounted funnels like sister received triple torpedo mounts given aircraft handling crane catapult wasn installed aft rear funnel catapult imported germany fitted rails capacity mines refitted probably catapult removed anti aircraft armament greatly increased guns exchanged twin caliber mounts received single mounts semi automatic gun fitted machine guns single mounts guns fitted repair late landed aft pair torpedo tubes received mounts salvaged sunken single mounts naval version gun fitted carrying quadruple vickers machine gun iii mount superfiring main gun turrets cannon service light cruiser collided shortly commissioned badly damaged bow extensively rebuilt increased overall length meters ships port visits turkey greece italy world war company number destroyers laid defensive minefield protecting base june provided gunfire support soviet forces siege escorted convoys bringing reinforcements transported battalion 3rd marine regiment successful amphibious assault romanian lines destroy romanian coastal batteries near ships escorted convoys october evacuation ordered siege provided gunfire support evacuated cut troops brought reinforcements ports hit times bombs german dive bombers november didn sink day crew ordered abandon guns salvaged guns crew incorporated port defenses continued ferry reinforcements ship sailed harbor december landed reinforcements provided gunfire support soviet troops ashore early january severely damaged german dive bombers escorted destroyer permanent repairs took october opportunity taken reinforce anti aircraft armament awarded guards title april recognition performance october helped transport men reinforce defenses night february soviets series amphibious landings west german lines provided fire support main landing soviet troops wiped february loss destroyers attempting german evacuation october caused deployment large naval units express permission meant end ship active participation war post war activities raised november repaired training hulk october target ship grounded spit serve fixed target little known activities end war redesignated training ship sunk target ship missiles november
Admiral Nakhimov-class cruiser