Russian cruiser Admiral Nakhimov (1885)

History
Russian Empire
Name	Admiral Nakhimov
Namesake	Pavel Nakhimov
Builder	Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Laid down	July 1884
Launched	21 October 1885
Commissioned	9 September 1888
Fate	Sunk at the Battle of Tsushima, 28 May 1905
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	7,781 long tons (7,906 t) standard; 8,473 long tons (8,609 t) full load;
Length	103.3 m (338 ft 11 in)
Beam	18.6 m (61 ft 0 in)
Draught	7.7 m (25 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft reciprocating vertical triple expansion (VTE) engines; 12 cylindrical coal-fired boilers; 9,000 shp (6,700 kW);
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range	4,400 nmi (8,100 km)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × torpedo boats; 2 × spar torpedo boats;
Complement	572–650
Armament	8 × 203 mm (8 in) guns; 10 × 152 mm (6 in) guns; 4 × 110 mm (4.3 in) guns; 15 × 47 mm (1.9 in) 3-pounder guns; 3 × 381 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes; 40 × mines;
Armour	Compound armour; Belt: 254 mm (10 in); Deck: 51–76 mm (2–3 in); Barbettes: 203 mm (8 in); Turrets: 51–63 mm (2.0–2.5 in); Conning tower: 152 mm (6 in);

Admiral Nakhimov (Russian: Адмирал Нахимов), was an armoured cruiser in the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Japanese War. She was named after Admiral Pavel Nakhimov.

History

Russian Empire
Name	Admiral Nakhimov
Namesake	Pavel Nakhimov
Builder	Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Laid down	July 1884
Launched	21 October 1885
Commissioned	9 September 1888
Fate	Sunk at the Battle of Tsushima, 28 May 1905
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	7,781 long tons (7,906 t) standard 8,473 long tons (8,609 t) full load
Length	103.3 m (338 ft 11 in)
Beam	18.6 m (61 ft 0 in)
Draught	7.7 m (25 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft reciprocating vertical triple expansion (VTE) engines 12 cylindrical coal-fired boilers 9,000 shp (6,700 kW)
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range	4,400 nmi (8,100 km)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × torpedo boats 2 × spar torpedo boats
Complement	572–650
Armament	8 × 203 mm (8 in) guns 10 × 152 mm (6 in) guns 4 × 110 mm (4.3 in) guns 15 × 47 mm (1.9 in) 3-pounder guns 3 × 381 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes 40 × mines
Armour	Compound armour Belt: 254 mm (10 in) Deck: 51–76 mm (2–3 in) Barbettes: 203 mm (8 in) Turrets: 51–63 mm (2.0–2.5 in) Conning tower: 152 mm (6 in)