Russian cruiser Rurik (1892)

History
Russian Empire
Name	Rurik
Namesake	Rurik
Builder	Baltic Works, Russia
Laid down	31 May 1890[1]
Launched	November 1892[1]
Commissioned	May 1895
Fate	Scuttled – 14 August 1904
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	10,950[1]
Length	412 ft (125.6 m)
Beam	67 ft (20.4 m)
Draught	30 ft (9.1 m) (max)[1]
Installed power	13,250 ihp (9,880 kW) 8 cylindrical boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	19,000 miles at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph); actual radius at full speed: 2,300 miles[1]
Complement	768[1]
Armament	4 × 8 in (203 mm) / 35 cal 16 × 6 in (152 mm) / 45 cal 6 × 4.72 in (120 mm) / 45 cal quick-firing 6 × 47 mm / 43 cal 10 × 37 mm / 23 cal 6 × 15 in (381 mm) torpedo tubes 22 small Q.F. (3- and 1-pounders)
Armour	8 in (203 mm) to 12 in (305 mm) on the sides 2 in (51 mm) - 3 in (76 mm) on deck 6 in (152 mm) on the conning tower
Notes	Coal capacity: 2,000 tons

Rurik (Russian: Рюрик) was an armoured cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the early 1890s.^[1] She was named in honour of Rurik, the semi-legendary founder of ancient Russia. She was sunk at the Battle of Ulsan in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05.