page_title: List of cruisers of the Russian Navy
section_title: Armoured cruiser
hierarchical_section_title: List of cruisers of the Russian Navy / Cruisers of the Russian Imperial Navy (1873–1917) / Armoured cruiser
caption_attribution_description: English: Imperial Russian cruiser Ryurik, summer 1908. Русский: Броненосный крейсер Рюрик перед уходом в Россию, лето 1908 года.
context_page_description: Until 1892, there was no standardized name for ships of the cruiser type. They were classified as armoured frigates, armoured corvettes and even screw corvettes. The "Cruiser" \ «крейсер» designation appeared in 1878, but only for auxiliary non-protected ships. Starting in 1892 and up to 1907, all of these ships were divided between 1st rank cruisers and 2nd rank cruisers, although this division did not coincide with the delineation between armoured cruisers & protected cruisers. The designation "auxiliary cruiser" officially appeared in 1904. According to the new classification table of 1907, all cruisers, except auxiliary ships, were divided between "armoured cruisers" and "cruisers". During the first decades of the Soviet Navy the only one "cruiser" designation existed, but in 1949 cruisers were divided between "light cruisers", "heavy cruisers" and "training cruisers". Later "missile cruisers", "anti-submarine cruisers", "aircraft-carrying cruisers", "heavy nuclear missile cruisers" appeared.
context_section_description: This type of warship was invented by Russians. The ships were intended to conduct the traditional cruiser operations against merchant ships and their protectors. For this reason, they had been armed with heavy main guns and medium armour to fight with light cruisers. The ships also possessed relatively high speed to escape from an opponent's battleships. All of them were officially classified as 1st rank cruisers and were assigned to the Baltic Fleet.
  General-Admiral class
  General-Admiral \ «Генерал-адмирал», armoured frigate (1873) - Voyaged in Atlantic Ocean 1893, used as training vessel since early 1900s (decade), minelayer Narova \ «Нарова» 1909, training vessel 1920, reconstructed as minelayer 25 Oktiabria \ «25 Октября» 1924, mother-ship 1937, decommissioned 1944, BU 1953
  Gerzog Edinburgski \ «Герцог Эдинбургский», armoured frigate (ex-Alexander Nevsky \ «Александр Невский» - renamed on slip) (1875) - Served at Far East 1879–1884 and at Mediterranean Sea 1897–c.1900, used as training vessel since early 1900s (decade), reconstructed as minelayer Onega \ «Онега» 1909, hulked as mine depot 1914 (named № 4, Barrikada \ «Баррикада», № 9), BU 1949
  Minin \ «Минин», armoured frigate (1869) - Rebuilt during completion as seagoing cruiser and commissioned 1878, reclassified as 1st rank cruiser 1892, Reconstructed as minelayer Ladoga \ «Ладога» 1909, Mined 1915
  Vladimir Monomakh-class armoured frigates (2 units)
  Vladimir Monomakh \ «Владимир Мономах» (1882) - Served at Far East 1890–1892 & 1894–1902, torpedoed at the Battle of Tsushima 1905
  Dmitrii Donskoi \ «Дмитрий Донской» (1883) - Served at Atlantic Ocean 1893 and far East 1895–1901, damaged and scuttled after the Battle of Tsushima to prevent capture 1905 (82 men lost)
  Admiral Nakhimov \ «Адмирал Нахимов», armoured cruiser (1885) - Served at Far East 1888–1891, 1894–1898 & 1899–1902 and at Mediterranean Sea 1893, torpedoed at the Battle of Tsushima 1905 (18 men lost)
  Pamiat Azova \ «Память Азова», armoured frigate (1888) - Voyaged Northern Pacific 1890–1892, served here 1893–1900, converted to training vessel Dvina \ «Двина», submarine base 1915, renamed Pamiat Azova 1917, torpedoed at Kronstadt 1919
  Rurik-class cruisers of 1st rank (3 units)
  Rurik \ «Рюрик» (1892) - Served at the Far East 1895–1904, sunk at the Battle of the Japanese Sea 1904 (202 men lost)
  Rossia \ «Россия» (1895) - Served at Far East 1895–1906, flagship of Rear Admiral Karl Jessen during the Russo-Japanese War, laid up 1918, BU 1922
  Gromoboi \ «Громобой» (1899) (transitional type to squadron cruisers) - Served at Far East 1900–1906, laid up 1918, BU 1922
  Bayan class (4 units)
  Bayan \ «Баян» (1900, La Seyne) - Served at Far East 1903–1904, sunk by shells and blown up to prevent capture 1904, refloated by Japan and renamed Aso 1908, minelayer 1920, hulked 1930, sunk as target 1932
  Admiral Makarov \ «Адмирал Макаров» (1906, La Seyne) - Voyaged Mediterranean Sea 1908–1909 & 1909–1910, laid up 1918, BU 1922
  Pallada \ «Паллада» (1906) - Torpedoed near Odensholm Island 1914 (594 men lost)
  Bayan (1907) - Laid up 1918, BU 1922
  Rurik \ «Рюрик» (1906, Barrow-in-Furness) - Voyaged Mediterranean Sea 1910, flagship of Admiral Nikolai Essen during World War I, laid up 1921, BU 1924
caption: Cruiser Rurik (1906)
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