Admiral Lazarev-class monitor

Admiral Greig at anchor; the crew's laundry is drying on her rigging
Class overview
BuildersCarr and MacPherson, Saint Petersburg
Operators Imperial Russian Navy
Preceded byCharodeika class
Succeeded byAdmiral Spiridov class
Built1866–1869
In commission1869–1909
Completed2
Scrapped2
General characteristics (as built)
TypeMonitor
Displacement3,820–3,881 long tons (3,881–3,943 t)
Length262 ft (79.9 m) (o/a)
Beam43 ft (13.1 m)
Draft21 ft (6.4 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range1,200–1,500 nmi (2,200–2,800 km; 1,400–1,700 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement269–74 officers and crewmen
Armament3 × twin 9-inch (229 mm) Rifled muzzle-loading guns
Armor

The Admiral Lazarev class was a pair of monitors built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the late 1860s, which designated them as armored turret frigates. Four ships were ordered, but the last two were significantly modified during construction and became the separate Admiral Spiridov class. The sister ships were assigned to the Baltic Fleet upon completion and remained there for their entire careers. Aside from one accidental collision, their careers were uneventful. They were reclassified as coast-defense ironclads in 1892 before they became training ships later that decade. The Admiral Lazarevs were stricken from the Navy List in 1907 and 1909; both were sold for scrap in 1912.