russian battleship russian saint george victorious battleship built imperial_russian_navy fourth final ship class half sister armor scheme different built later earlier ships participated pursuit battleship june crew loyal crew members regained control ship day ran aground threatened fire left harbor relegated second line duties fired bombardment spent war serving headquarters ship captured sides russian civil war ended towed fleeing white russians eventually scrapped design development originally intended version rearmed inch inch guns changed decision provide twin inch turrets barbettes sisters turrets significantly heavier barbette armour scheme revised compensation revised design deemed overweight rejected held competition replacement rejected turn modified version barbettes chosen readily available choice height armour lowered reduce overweight condition half sisters changes building came early process seriously delay completion past contractual date september changes included smaller main guns eliminated needed sisters forward barbettes calibre guns older calibre guns steel armor imported replaced compound armour half sisters feet inches long waterline feet inches long overall beam feet inches draft feet inches displaced long tons load long tons designed displacement long tons cylinder vertical triple expansion steam engines driving screw propellers feet inches diameter sixteen cylindrical boilers provided steam engines engines boilers imported sons united kingdom long tons overweight engines total designed output indicated horsepower produced ihp trials gave speed knots mph load carried long tons coal provided range nautical miles speed knots mph nautical miles knots mph main armament consisted pairs inch model calibre guns mounted twin barbette mounts forward aft superstructure maximum elevation forward mounts traverse bow beam total rear mount traverse rate fire round minutes seconds including training time fired pound shell muzzle velocity range yards maximum elevation heavy shell available weighed fired velocity range available seven inch model calibre guns mounted broadside pivot mounts hull gun mounted stern hull millimeter single hotchkiss guns mounted battery deck defend ship torpedo boats millimeter hotchkiss guns mounted fighting carried seven water inch torpedo tubes tubes broadside tube stern contrast half sisters armour steel belt armor maximum thickness inches reduced inch steps inches forward inches aft height reduced foot comparison ships class feet reduce weight left inches belt load waterline overweight decrease inches half sisters deck armour inches outside citadel reduced inches service history named saint george victorious built laid launched march completed trials lasted spent career began trials september completed middle briefly joined mutiny june ship vessels battleships cruiser torpedo boats sent capture day fleet approached suddenly retreated followed deliberately officers order sailors fire comrades crew refused won fire won man guns refuse engage sailors rebel sailors bravery member revolutionary sailors organisation broke ordered captain halt ship pushing away refused ship halted pleaded sailors offering let revolutionaries leader crew arrived revolutionaries speech inspired sailors arrest officers second command blow brains apart seizure sailors elected committee locked officers ripped officers ashore decided petty officers ashore day senior captain day loyal crew members regained control ship ran aground surrendered authorities august tried executed sailors got years hard labour proposal radical reconstruction similar proposals reconstruct russo japanese war involved cutting deck replacing armament twin gun turrets equipped inch calibre guns compound armor replaced krupp armor new proposal differed older millimeter guns replaced inch guns originally planned rejected lacked speed stay main fleet hull protection required withstand high explosive shell fire training ship inch calibre guns replaced modern inch calibre guns modified harbour guard ship inch guns removed inch guns added total fourteen fired rounds missing time german battlecruiser bombardment october spent bulk world war static headquarters ship russian revolution joined december captured germans handed allies december british engines april captured sides russian civil war eventually fleet towed sold scrap
Russian battleship Georgii Pobedonosets