russian battleship russian russian class battleship built late 1880s participated celebration anniversary discovery america new_york_city assigned visited toulon october sailed pacific_ocean sino japanese war remained pacific late returned supported russian interests revolt returned baltic april lengthy refit replaced machinery returning mediterranean returning baltic russo japanese war refitted late serve flagship slightly damaged surrendered japanese following day taken imperial_japanese_navy new served gunnery training ship class coast defense ship training vessel sunk target ship october development originally intended smaller ship half sister lines brazilian battleship armed inch guns contract signed november long ton ship armed inch guns forward barbette quickly cancelled contract quickly let franco russian works repeat earlier ship built difficulties getting drawings forced took opportunity change design number relatively minor ways gun turret barbette mount start construction proved problematic design turret finalized april work forward hull cease months dimensions turret known turret proved long tons heavier older ship barbette slightly bow heavy despite reduction height belt armor compensation description feet inches long waterline feet inches long overall beam feet inches draft feet inches foot inches designed displaced long tons load long tons designed displacement long tons triple cylinder vertical compound steam engines driving single propeller cylindrical boilers provided non steam engines built total designed output indicated horsepower trials powerplant produced total indicated horsepower speed knots mph carried long tons coal gave range nautical miles speed knots mph main armament class ships pair inch model caliber guns carried twin gun turret forward inch model caliber guns center pivot mounts casemates corners citadel hull given pronounced increase arcs fire ahead inch model caliber guns mounted broadside pivot mounts fitted inch guns traverse total mounted end ship fire directly ahead astern millimeter hotchkiss revolving cannon mounted hull ship inch guns defend torpedo boats millimeter hotchkiss revolving cannon mounted fighting carried water inch torpedo tubes bow tubes broadside tube stern armor imported united_kingdom deliveries delayed caused problems construction height waterline armor belt reduced inches comparison half sister feet tall feet designed waterline feet rest protection matched waterline belt forward reduced minimum inches inches older ship walls conning tower inches thick inches half sister history named emperor nicholas russia built franco russian works saint_petersburg laid august launched june completed july trials lasted spring sailed june new_york_city participate celebration honoring anniversary discovery america departure assigned visited toulon october reinforce franco russian alliance commanded captain sailed pacific_ocean sino japanese war arrived nagasaki japan april sailing china remained pacific late returned supported russian interests revolt returned baltic april extensive multi year refit machinery replaced belleville water tube boilers vertical triple expansion steam engines superstructure cut deck mainmast revolving cannon removed retained received sixteen single guns place returned mediterranean september remained russo japanese war transferred baltic refitted late serve flagship squadron departed january pacific slightly damaged receiving hit inch gun inch guns inch guns suffered killed men wounded surrendered admiral following day june taken imperial_japanese_navy renamed near site served gunnery training ship december redesignated class coast defense ship training vessel inch guns removed replaced millimeter caliber guns millimeter pounder guns added stricken sunk target battlecruisers gordon scrapped
Russian battleship Imperator Nikolai I