russian battleship lead ship class pre dreadnought battleships built imperial_russian_navy displaced long tons load feet long overall mounted main battery inch guns twin turrets participated boxer rebellion russo japanese war flagship taking battles imperial_japanese_navy april battleship sunk striking mines near port arthur men officers died including vice admiral renowned war artist loss greatly hindered russians war design design sister ships class approved january improved version battleship armament barbettes including inch guns class designed displacement long tons load waterline belt upper hull featured chosen starting point design good characteristics copied french battleship american indiana class battleships flush deck hull high following redesign class ceased resemble armor plating changed construction plans armament modified ship built barbettes replaced turrets including wing turrets secondary inch guns modeled electric propulsion based machinery steel armor imported united_states characteristics displaced long tons feet long overall beam feet maximum draft feet inches powered cylindrical boilers coal burning long tons coal gave range nautical miles cruising speed knots crew ship main armament battery inch guns twin turrets secondary armament battery inch guns millimeter guns millimeter anti torpedo boat guns inch torpedo tubes submerged service history early years october sailed saint_petersburg outfitted guns fitted later battleship moved returning october transferred chief watch aboard conducted experiments northern pacific ocean ship arrived mediterranean accepted position expedition left vessel reached port arthur april flagship vice admiral ship took suppression boxer rebellion china october rear admiral took command raised flag russo japanese war early february launched surprise attack russian fleet port arthur squadron attacked flotilla japanese torpedo boat destroyers russians prepared attack confusion ran rampant harbor interior escaped damage torpedo attack lightly damaged engagement day japanese fleet hit inch inch shells killing wounding fired inch inch shells japanese battleships hit result damage incurred attack subsequent lengthy repair time compelled choose flagship better judgement viewed sinking having failed blockade bottle russian squadron port arthur sinking harbor channel japanese admiral formulated new plan ships entrance harbor lure russians minefield hopes sinking number russian warships cover detachments torpedo boat destroyers began lay mines near entrance port arthur night march japanese observed admiral believed russian destroyers ordered patrol area april march old style russian destroyer intercepted japanese destroyers sea battle erupted opposing destroyers immediately dispatched cruiser assist informed presence enemy cruisers site decided lead main forces order seek battle surrounding enemy warships rescue survivors led battleships cruisers group destroyers japanese retreated port arthur gunfire support range reinforced main forces battleships turned head harbor join battleships left squadron united turned enemy miles shore detonated japanese laid port sank taking officers men including admiral war artist monument constructed saint_petersburg honor japanese divers identified remains inside wreck gave burial sea
Russian battleship Petropavlovsk (1894)