russian frigate general admiral general admiral russian screw frigate ordered imperial_russian_navy united_states american_civil_war spent bulk career mediterranean_sea evacuated insurgents families crete revolt struck navy list following year broken description general admiral large screw frigate designed captain 1st named general admiral grand duke russia commander built live oak reinforced diagonal longitudinal iron general admiral displaced long tons feet long perpendiculars beam feet inches deep draft copper reduce novel system pipes penetrated connected ventilation fan installed hold prevent decay hull unknown short life suggests effective steam engines rated total indicated horsepower fire tube boilers powered single propeller ship steam engines maximum speed knots mph general admiral propeller hoisted water funnel retracted improve sailing qualities considered excellent reach knots mph sail carried long tons coal gave range nautical miles days provisions practical limit endurance general admiral armament installed russia battery deck carried thirty pounder muzzle loading guns long pounder chase guns upper deck pounder guns long pounder chase guns shell guns mounted fore aft revolving platforms armament revised pounder long pounder guns upper deck removed years later rearranged pounders moved upper deck lower deck long pounders moved lower deck upper deck career general admiral laid september new_york_city launched september delivered march american crew commanded american captain captain accompanied russia total cost including delivery silver route took days reach new_york_city steam record time warship time sailed mediterranean following year command captain stopping kiel july mediterranean port visits nice general admiral departed nice april baltic_sea met newly completed coast defence ship route escorted england baltic years later june general admiral departed mediterranean making port visit copenhagen june route june port visit leaving july bound baltic returned mediterranean year evacuated insurgents families revolt ottoman_empire having returned russia struck navy list june broken following year
Russian frigate General Admiral