Russian cruiser Pamiat Azova
_il._18_(cropped).jpg) 1892 lithograph
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russian Empire | |
| Name | Pamiat Azova |
| Builder | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Laid down | 1886 |
| Launched | 1 July 1888 |
| Commissioned | 1890 |
| Renamed | Dvina in 1909 |
| Reclassified | torpedo school ship, 1909 |
| Refit | 1904 |
| Fate | Sunk by British torpedo boats, 18 August 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armoured cruiser |
| Displacement | 6,674 t (6,569 long tons) |
| Length | 384 ft 6 in (117.20 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 6 in (17.22 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 10 in (8.18 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement | 640 |
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| Armour |
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Pamiat Azova (
Baltic Naval War, part of the Russian Civil War
.
Name
The name of the ship commemorated the Russian
Peter the Great. After the battle Nicholas I of Russia
decreed that after the retirement of Azov the Imperial Navy must perpetually have a ship named Pamyat Azova (English: The Memory of Azov). The cruiser commissioned in 1890 was the third ship carrying this name.
Design
The ship was designed as a
Baltic Works in Saint Petersburg and launched on 1 July 1888. Her machinery was re-built in 1904 with Bellville boilers
.
Service
The ship served with the
a visit to the French Navy in October 1893 in Toulon to reinforce the Franco-Russian Alliance.[1]
In 1906, during
. The ship subsequently was placed in reserve. In 1909 she was converted into a torpedo boat depot ship and renamed Dvina.The ship was sunk by the British torpedo boat CMB79 in Kronstadt Harbour on 18 August 1919. The wreck was raised and scrapped.
Notes
- ^ L'Illustration, n° 2642, Oct. 14, 1893
References
- Campbell, N. J. M. (1979). "Russia". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 170–217. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
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