Russian ironclad Kreml

History
Russian Empire
NameKreml (Russian: Кремль)
NamesakeKremlin
Ordered20 April 1863
BuilderSemiannikov & Poletika, St. Petersburg
Cost898,000 rubles (hull and machinery only)
Laid down23 December 1863[Note 1]
Launched26 August 1865
Commissioned1866
ReclassifiedCoast defense ironclad, 13 February 1892
Stricken12 October 1905
FateSold for scrap, 8 September 1908
General characteristics (as completed)
Class and typePervenets-class broadside ironclad
Displacement3,664 long tons (3,723 t)
Length221 ft (67.4 m) (o/a)
Beam53 ft (16.2 m)
Draft15 ft (4.6 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Range2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi)
Complement430 officers and crewmen
Armament17 × 7.72-inch (196 mm) 60-pounder smoothbore guns
Armor

The Russian ironclad Kreml (Russian: Кремль) was the third and last Pervenets-class broadside ironclad built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the mid-1860s. She joined the Baltic Fleet upon completion and accidentally sank a Russian frigate in 1869. The ship was assigned to the Gunnery Training Detachment in 1870 and was frequently rearmed. Kreml sank in shallow water after a storm in 1885; she was refloated and returned to service. The ship was placed in reserve in 1904 and disarmed the following year before being sold for scrap in 1908.
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