russian battleship russian empress maria class dreadnoughts built imperial_russian_navy lead ship class construction began world war served war covered older pre dreadnought battleships bombarded ottoman facilities engaged ottoman light cruiser times inflicting splinter damage sunk anchor magazine explosion late killing crewmen subsequently raised condition poor finally scrapped description meters long waterline beam meters draft meters displacement long tons load long tons designed displacement long tons proved bow heavy service tended ship large amounts water forward casemates ammunition forward inch guns reduced rounds millimeter ammunition reduced rounds gun attempt compensate trim fully cure problem lost changes implemented ship fitted parsons type steam turbines imported united_kingdom designed total shaft horsepower produced shp sea trials steam produced mixed firing triangular yarrow boilers working pressure kpa psi designed speed knots mph maximum coal capacity long tons plus long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles maximum speed electrical power generated curtis main turbo generators auxiliary units main armament consisted dozen inch guns mounted triple gun turrets distributed length ship secondary armament consisted pattern guns mounted casemates arranged groups guns forward turret rear funnel remaining rear turret fitted millimeter anti aircraft guns mounted roof turret inch submerged torpedo tubes carried tubes broadside forward magazine service named mother built russian_empire laid october sister ships iii merely ceremonial event design finalized contract signed launched october arrived july completed fitting months conducted sea trials october provided cover pre dreadnoughts bombarded targets older battleships bombarded targets bulgaria october october light cruiser narrowly escaped running engagement april battleship narrowly missed times months later alerted intercepted radio sortied attempt intercept german battlecruiser returned bombardment russian port july north avoided russians paralleling bulgarian coastline mined harbor july russians alerted radio attempted catch return journey lured range guns day cruiser pursued russian destroyer managed escape splinter damage morning october fire discovered forward powder magazine anchor exploded efforts fight fire sailors led managed flood forward shell magazine explosion cost lives action probably prevented catastrophic magazines flooded precaution minutes explosion second occurred vicinity torpedo compartment destroyed watertight integrity rest forward bulkheads began sink bow listed starboard capsized minutes later taking sailors subsequent investigation determined explosion probably result spontaneous based following complex salvage operation ship eventually refloated moved upside chaos russian revolution civil war prevented repair work guns removed wooden blocks supporting place rotting floated grounded shallow water approved scrapping june officially stricken november work begin refloated moved dry dock gun turrets fallen ship capsized later salvaged 30th coast defense battery defending city siege world war
Russian battleship Imperatritsa Mariya