&sq=&lang=&file=File:Swetlana1895-1905.jpg) Svetlana
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Svetlana |
| Operators |  Imperial Russian Navy |
| Preceded by | Admiral Kornilov |
| Succeeded by | Pallada class |
| Built | 1895–97 |
| In commission | 1897–1905 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Lost | 1 |
| History | |
 Russian Empire | |
| Name | Svetlana (Russian: Светлана) |
| Builder | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, Le Havre, France |
| Laid down | 8 December 1895 |
| Launched | 7 October 1896 |
| Commissioned | 3 April 1899 |
| Fate | Sunk, 28 May 1905, during the Battle of Tsushima |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,862 long tons (3,924 t) |
| Length | 331 ft 4 in (101 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft 8 in (13 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft 8 in (5.7 m) |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines, |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Complement | 401 officers and crewmen |
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The Russian cruiser Svetlana (Russian: Светлана) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy. She was the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Russian Navy and was used as an imperial yacht in peacetime. She was sunk in combat during Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War.