General-Admiral-class cruiser
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The General-Admiral-class ships were a pair of armored cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the early 1870s. They are generally considered as the first true armored cruisers.[1]
Quick Facts Class overview, General characteristics (General-Admiral as completed) ...
General-Admiral | |
Class overview | |
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Operators | Imperial Russian Navy |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Minin |
Built | 1870–1877 |
In commission | 1875–1938 |
Completed | 2 |
Scrapped | 2 |
General characteristics (General-Admiral as completed) | |
Type | Armored cruiser |
Displacement | 5,031 long tons (5,112 t) |
Length | 285 ft 10 in (87.1 m) |
Beam | 48 ft (14.6 m) |
Draft | 24 ft 5 in (7.4 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 1 Shaft, 1 compound steam engine |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Range | 5,900 nmi (10,900 km; 6,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 482 officers and crewmen |
Armament |
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Armor | Belt: 5–6 in (127–152 mm) |
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