 Almaz
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  Imperial Russian Navy |
| Preceded by | Pamiat Merkuria |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Built | 1902–1903 |
| In service | 1903–1934 |
| In commission | 1903–1920 |
| Planned | 1 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| History | |
 Russian Empire | |
| Name | Almaz (Russian: Алмаз) |
| Namesake | Diamond |
| Operator | Imperial Russian Navy |
| Builder | Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg |
| Laid down | 25 September 1902[Note 1] |
| Launched | 2 June 1903 |
| Completed | December 1903 |
| Reclassified | Seaplane tender, 1915 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1934 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Unprotected cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,285 long tons (3,338 t) |
| Length | 365 ft 8 in (111.5 m) o/a |
| Beam | 43 ft 6 in (13.3 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft 3 in (5.3 m) |
| Installed power | 7,500 ihp (5,600 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement | 336 |
| Armament |
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| General characteristics 1915 | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 4 flying boats |
Almaz (Russian: Алмаз; literally "Diamond") was a 2nd-class cruiser in the Imperial Russian Navy, built by Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia,[1] as a yacht for Viceroy Yevgeni Alekseyev.[2]
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- ^ Mason, Herbert B. (1908). Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping. Chichester House. pp. 21.
Almaz cruiser.
- ^ Pleshakov, Konstantin (2002). The Tsar's last armada: the epic journey to the Battle of Tsushima. New York: Basic Books. p. 64. ISBN 0-465-05791-8.