Russian battleship Imperator Pavel I

Imperator Pavel I in 1912
History
Russian Empire
NameImperator Pavel I
NamesakeTsar Paul I of Russia
BuilderBaltic Shipyard, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Laid down27 October 1905
Launched7 September 1907
In service10 March 1911
RenamedRespublika (Republic), 1917
Soviet Union
AcquiredNovember 1917
Out of serviceSeptember 1918
Stricken21 November 1925
FateScrapped, after 22 November 1923
General characteristics as built
Class and typeAndrei Pervozvanny-class predreadnought battleship
Displacement
Length460 ft (140.2 m) (o/a)
Beam80 ft (24.4 m)
Draft27 ft (8.2 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Range2,100 nmi (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement956
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 4–8.5 in (102–216 mm)
  • Upper belt: 3.1–5 in (79–127 mm)
  • Casemates: 3.1–5 in (79–127 mm)
  • Conning tower: 4–8 in (102–203 mm)
  • Main gun turrets: 8–10 in (203–54 mm)
  • Main gun barbettes: 4–5 in (102–27 mm)
  • Secondary gun turrets: 5–6 in (127–52 mm)

Imperator Pavel I (Russian: Император Павел I - Tsar Paul I) was one of two Andrei Pervozvanny-class predreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The ship's construction was greatly delayed by design changes as a result of the Russo-Japanese War and labor unrest after the 1905 Revolution, and she took nearly six years to build. Imperator Pavel I was not very active during World War I and her bored sailors were the first to mutiny in early 1917. The ship was laid up in 1918 and she was scrapped in 1923.