East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-30
HAVE ADDED FOUR
WARSHIPS TO THEIR FLEET
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armored cruiser of 1924 tons displace-
ment and 5000 indicated horsepower
giving her a speed of l6 knots. She
had eight inches of compressed ar
NOR over her gun positions, carried
eight eight-inch guns, 10 six-inch
guns and about 20 smaller rapid-fire
guns. She had a complement of
about 567 officers and men.
The Dmitri Donskoi was an armor-
ed cruiser of $500 tons, sheathed, OF
1000 indicated horsepower, and had
a speed of about 16 knots. She had
an armored belt six inches thick and
had 10 inches of armor over her
bulkheads and heavy gun positions.
Her armament consisted of six six
inch guns. 10 4-7-inch guns and 16
ouick-firing guns, Her crew number
ed $40 officers and men.
The Vladimir Monomach was
sheathed cruiser of 5593 tons and 10OV
indicated horsepower. She was COM
pleted in 1885, had belt of COM
mound armor six to 10 inches thick,
protected deck of two inches, and
carried five eight-inch guns, IL six
inch guns and IS quick-firing guns.
Her crew numbered $50 officers and
men.
The Admiral Oushakoff, a coast
defense ironclad, was of 464S tons dis
placement and 5000 indicated horse
| power. She was completed in 1893
and had an armored belt 10 inches
thick, a protected deck of three inches
of steel and from three to seven inches
of armor over her heavy gun posi-
tions. Her armament consisted Of
four nine-inch guns, four slx-incf
guns. and six 1.S-inch guns, in addi'
ton to a number OF smaller rapid-firt
guns. Her speed was estimated a
16 knots and she carried 31S Officers
and men.
The Svietlana was protected cruis
I er of 1852 tons displacement, ha'
3S2S indicated horsepower, was com
pleted in 1897, and had speed o
about 20 knots. She had two-inci
protected deck of steel and fou
inches of armor over her gun posi-
tions. Her armament consisted of si
5.9-inch (canet) guns and 10 one
eighth-inch guns. She had a compile
ment of $50 officers and men.
: The protected cruiser Jemtchu
was of 31OS tons displacement an
4 1900 indicated horsepower, givin
8 her speed of about 23 knots. Sh
was completed in 1908, had protect
/. ed deck of two inches of steel an
: carried six 4.7-inch guns, six 1.S-inc
! guns, two 1.4-inch guns. Her cre'
numbered $40 officers and men.
4 tnL
a most important unit of Admiral Re
jestvensky's fleet. She is understoo
a to have been fitted up with ever
8 scientific appliance available for tn
e repair of warships, and was describe
y as being a Floating workshop" Sh
was launched at the new Admiralt
!" yard, st. Petersburg. November
> 1902. She was of 1900 tons displaot
ment, was capable of carrying $50
tons of COAL and mounted six sma
: quick-fire guns. She had transpol
accommodations for AZ officers an
1000 men.
The Irtessin was probably an aul
iliary cruiser, but her name is NJ
n given in any of the naval lists avails
BILE.
e, The Dattleshlp Orel is sister snl
of the Borodino, and the same coli
III plement of officers and men.
" The battleship Nicolai IS of So
tons displacement and 5000 indica
ed horse power, giving her a spec
ID Of about IA knots. She is sheathe
~ and, although completed as far ba'
= as 1892, was thoroughly overhaul'
m in 1900. She has compound arm
belt six to four inches thick, has
protected deck 2 Ia inches thick
steel, and has six to ten inches
n compound armor over her gun po'
ID tions. Her armament consists Of ty