russian monitor admiral russian monitor admiral russian second admiral class monitors built imperial_russian_navy late 1860s ship assigned baltic fleet completion remained entire career aside incident ran aground service uneventful sister ships reclassified coast defense ironclads training ships admiral stricken navy list target ship ultimate fate unknown design description admiral class monitors significantly larger predecessors class feet long waterline beam feet maximum draft feet ships designed displace long tons turned overweight actually displaced long tons crew consisted officers crewmen admiral class single cylinder horizontal direct acting steam engine drove single propeller steam provided rectangular fire tube boilers engine designed produce total indicated horsepower gave ships speeds knots mph ran initial sea trials ship carried long tons coal gave range nautical miles speed fitted masts light fore aft rig steady aid maneuvering monitors ultimately designed armed inch rifled guns pair turret guns replaced single inch gun russo turkish war inch mortar fitted attack thin deck armor enemy ships accuracy poor later removed probably early 1880s improved powerful inch gun installed aboard admiral 1880s light guns use torpedo boats added admiral class ships russo turkish war pair pounder inch guns mounted roofs gun turret variety small guns known fitted details lacking ships carry mines hull admiral class monitors completely covered wrought iron armor inches thick amidships inches aft inches forward main belt turrets inches armor gun ports inches conning tower inches thick deck armor layers total thickness inch construction service admiral named admiral ordered june saint_petersburg formal keel laying november construction delayed changes design late deliveries components launched august transferred fitting shallow waters saint_petersburg prevented deep draft ships completed added delays dockyard lacked equipment efficiently fit ships officially entered service cost july admiral struck near speed damaged incident firmly stuck attempt armored frigate pull failed days later snapped russians started load coal equipment low deck preparation attempt rigging aboard moved unexpectedly badly injuring ship executive officer later died injuries subsequent attempt failed barges floating crane summoned day weight possible transferred barges including forward guns successfully pulled free july admiral damaged incident july accidentally collided monitor ship seriously damaged admiral served flagship captain 1st rank fleet maneuvers approaches reclassified coast defense ironclad february time role russian war plans defend anticipated german amphibious landing admiral assigned training ship transferred russo japanese war reinforce port defenses ship transferred port march disposal ship stricken august hulk target near ultimate fate unknown
Russian monitor Admiral Chichagov