The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-29
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10 inches of armor over her gun pinions
and buIkheads. Her armament con-
sisted of four 12-inch guns, twelve D.
inch guns and over forty smaller rapid
fire guns. Her crew numbered 74O off,
GERS and men.
The Alexander III was a sister ship
of the Borodino and was also completed
in 1904
The Admiral Nakhinof was an ar
morer cruiser of s, 524 tons displacement
and 5000 indicated Horsepower, giving
her a speed of 16 knots. She had
inches of compound armor over her gun
positions. carried eight S-inch guns, ten
6-inch guns and about twenty smaller
rapid-fire guns. She had a complement
Of about 567 officers and men.
The Dmitri Donskoi was an arnored
cruiser of $500 tons, sheathed. of 7,00O
indicated horsepower and having
speed of about Is knots. She had an
armored belt inches thick and had 10
inches of armor over her bulk heads
and heavy gun positions. Her armament
consisted of six 6-inch guns, ten 4.7-inch
guns and sixteen quick-firing guns. Her
crew numbered so officers and men.
The Vladimir MOnomoch was
sheathed cruiser of 1888 tons and 1,OOO
indicated horsepower. She was compile
ted in 1885, had a belt of compound ar
NOR to 10 inches thick, a protected
deck of two inches of steel and carried
FIVE S-ineh guns, twelve 6-inch guns and
bered $50 officers and men.
The Admiral Oushal1OH.
The Admiral Oushakof, a coast de-
Tense ironclad, was of 4,64S tons dis
placement and five thousand indicated
horsepower. She was completed IN
1895, had an armored belt 10 inches
thick, a protected deck of three inches
of steel and from to inches Of
armor over her heavy gun positions.
Her armament consisted of four 8
inch guns, four inch guns and six
Is inch guns, in addition to a num-
Der of smaller rapid fire guns. Her
speed was estimated at 16 knots and
she carried 318 officers and men.
The Svietlana was a protected cruls-
er of 1862 tons displacement, had
3,82S indicated horsepower, was COM
pleted in 1897 and had d speed of
protected deck of steel and four inches
of armOr over her gun positions. Her
armament consisted of six So inch
(canet) guns, and ten Is inch guns.
She had a complement of $50 officers
and men.
The protected cruiser Jemtchug was
of S,108 tons displacement and 1900
indicated horsepower, giving her a
speed of about % knots. She was
completed in 1903, had a protected
ried six Al inch guns. six is inch
guns and two IA inch guns. Her
crew numbered $40 officers and men.
The KamtchatI1a.
The repair ship Kamtchatka was a
most important unit of Admiral Ro-
jestvensky's feet. She is understood to
have been fitted up with every scientific
appliance available for the repair of
waTships and was described as being a
floating workshop" She was launch
ed at the new admiralty yard, st. Pc
tersburg, November 1, 1902. She was of
1900 tons displacement, was capable of
carrying $500 tons of coal and mounted
six small Quick-fring guns She had
transport accommodations for 30 officers
and 200 men,
The Irtessin was probably an auxili-
airy cruiser but her name is not given
in any of the naval lists available.
The battleship Orel is a sister ship
of the Borodino and carried the same
complement Of officers and men.
The battIeship NicOlai- L is of 9,672
tons displacement andaS,000 indicated
horsepower, giving her a speed of about
IA knots. She is sheathed and although
thoroughly oVerhauled in 1900. She has
compound armor belt six to four inch
es thick, had a steel protected deck 25k
inches thick and has to 10 inches Of
armor (compound) over her gun posi-
tons Her armament consists of two
12-inch guns. four 9-inch guns, eight g.
inch guns and twelve quick-fring guns
in addition to a number of smaller
guns. Her complement is 604 officers
and men.
The coast defense fron-clad Admiral
| SeniaVin, is a sister ship of the Adj
| miral Oushakoff.