Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-30

and the coast defense irOncladS Ad
miral Seniavin and General Admiral
.Upraxine were captured.
The Borodino was a first-class bat
tleship, completed in 1904, of 1856
tons displacement, and 10000 horse
power, giving her speed of about 1S
knots. She had an armored belt of
from 4 to 8 inches of Krupp steel and
from to 10 inches of armor over her
gun position and bulkheads. Her ar
| mament consisted of four 12-inch guns,
twelve 6-inch guns and over forty of
smaller rapid fire guns. Her crew
| numbered TAO officers and men.
The Alexander III was sister ship
of the Borodino, and was also com
| pleted in 1904.
The Admiral Nakhimoff was an ar,
mored cruiser of 1924 tons displace-
ment, of compound armor over her
| gun positions, carried eight 8-inch
guns, ten 6-inch guns and about twen-
| ty smaller rapid fire guns. She had
a complement of about SGT officers and
| men.
The Dmitri Donskoi was an armored
cruiser of $500 tons, sheather, of 900
indicated horsepower, and had speed
of about 16 knots. She had an ar
mored belt six inches thick and had
| 10 inches of armor over her bulkheads
and heavy gun positions. Her arma-
ment consisted of six 6-inch guns, ten
47-inch guns and sixteen quick-flring
| guns Her crew numbered $40 Off
GERS and men.
The Vladimir Monomach was a
sheathed cruiser of 5,593 tons and
1000 indicated horsepower. She was
completed in 1885, had belt of com
pound armor 6 and 10 inches thick
twelve 6-inch guns and eighteen quick
firing guns. Her crew consisted oi
$50 officers and men. The admira
Oushakoff, was coast defense iron
clad, of 4,649 tons displacement and
5000 indicated horsepower. She was
completed in 1895, had an armor II
inches thick, protected deck of ;
of armor over her heavy gun positions
Her armament consisted of four 9-incl
guns, four 6-inch guns and six 1.8
inch guns, and number of small rap
id fire guns. Her speed was esti
mated at 16 knots and she carried 81;
officers and men.
The Svietlana was protected cruis
er of 1852 tons displacement, haC
1928 indicated horsepower, was com
pleted in 1897, and had speed o
about 20 knots. She had 2-incl
protected deck of steel, and 4 inches o
armor over her gun positions. He
armament consisted of six 5.9-inch (Ca
nett guns and ten 1.8-inch guns. Sh
had a complement Of $50 officers an,
men.
The protected yruiser Jemtchug wa
of 3,106 displacement and 1900 ind
Gated horsepower, giving her spec
of about % knots. She was complete
in 1903, had a protected deck of
inches of steel and carried six A.
|
1.4-inch guns. Her crew numbere'
$40 officers and men.
The repair ship kamtchatka was
most important adjunct of Admira
Rojestvensky' feet. She is under
stood to have been fitted up with ever
scientific appliance available for tn
repair Of warships, and was describe
. as being a floating worshop. She wa
launched at the new admiralty var,
st. Petersburg, Nov. 1, 1902. She wa
of 1900 tons displacement, was cops
bI eof carrying $500 tons of coal an
mounted six small quick-firing guns
She had a complement of 81 officer
and / 900 men. The Irtessim wa
probably an auxiliary cruiser, but ht
J name is not given in any naval lisi
: available.
The pattleship orel IL sister 81