russian ironclad russian ironclad russian broadside ironclad built imperial_russian_navy britain 1860s ship built abroad russian shipyard mastered techniques required build iron armored vessels assigned baltic fleet completion left russian waters served entire career reduced reserve disarmed stricken following year finally sold end russian civil war ship soviets transport store coal role performed discarded late 1950s apparently scrapped early 1960s design description ship designed coast defense vessel protect approaches saint_petersburg referred self propelled armored floating battery heavy armament protection important factors ship design russian shipyard build iron ironclad warships ordered great_britain means refers heir russian_empire feet long overall beam feet designed draft feet inches displaced long tons iron hull pronounced fitted large bow stern stern ram serving protect rudder propeller ship steer unpredictable habit suddenly probably result poor water flow rudder required men man wheel total crew numbered officers men originally intended use refurbished engine steam ship line received cylinder horizontal return connecting rod steam engine built british firm sons field rated indicated horsepower drove single inch propeller steam provided rectangular fire tube boilers sea trials july engine produced total indicated horsepower gave ship maximum speed knots mph later trials baltic_sea reached knots mph ship carried maximum long tons coal endurance unknown schooner rigged masts lower masts iron yards pine completed powerful guns available russians inch pounder gun mounted broadside guns placed pivot mounts upper deck serve chase guns unfortunately proved incapable penetrating inches wrought iron armor distance yards trials pounders broadside entirely replaced dozen inch rifled guns chase guns replaced inch pounder guns entire ship protected wrought iron armor inches thick reduced inches beginning feet ship ends backed inches teak extended feet waterline ship hull divided watertight transverse longitudinal bulkheads protection underwater damage hull help shells open topped conning tower protected inches armor service ordered london november experienced builder iron ships begun construction broadside ironclad hms months earlier russian naval architects sent london learn techniques british shipyard construction ship actually began following month launched running sea trials august accidentally rammed training ship little damage inflicted escorted steam frigate general admiral left russia days later british crew ship reached august fitted entered service july assigned including delivery fitting costs cost total ship assigned entire career frequently rearmed train officers men latest guns enter service mounted inch inch rifled breech gun deck carried inch rifles upper deck chase guns upper deck mounted platforms extended inch mortar inch gun inch gun inch auto cannon hotchkiss gun uncertain caliber millimeters millimeters mortar removed strained ship structure guns replaced millimeter guns rolled heavily service fitted winter russian ship alleviate cramped conditions ship wheel transferred gun deck platform spanned evaluated fire control system fire guns electrically indicated gunners guns aimed conning tower removed new boilers installed increased engine power indicated horsepower reached knots sea trials reclassified coast defense ironclad february placed reserve december ship disarmed following year stricken navy list september turned port disposal sold september renamed barge soviets acquired ship june transport coal transferred august use coal hulk renamed january july ship discarded late 1950s apparently scrapped early 1960s
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