Squadron
Battleship "Cesarevitch"
It is laid in 1899 in Toulon (France),
on 23 January, 1901, it is gone down to the water and in 1903
entered the system. On 22 February, 1904, it was damaged by the
torpedo, released from the Japanese torpedo boat, but it was soon
repaired and newly put into operation. During September 1904 after
battle with the Japanese squadron in the yellow sea the Battleship
burst open into the Chinese port Kiao-Chao, where it was interned
to the end of the Russo-Japanese war. Subsequently it became part
of Baltic fleet. On 10 October 1907 it is transferred into the
class of battleships. It participated in the First World War and
the February bourgeoise democratic revolution. In 1917 it is renamed
into the " Citizen ". During December 1917 to heavy
ice conditions it from Helsingfors (Helsinki) to Kronstadt. From
May 1918 it is suitable lasting storage. During the years of civil
war ship artillery was used on the river and lake flotillas and
at the land fronts. In 1924 it is selected to the metal
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Technical characteristics |
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Displacement |
12912 t. |
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It is long |
118,5 m. |
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Width |
23,2 m. |
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Sagging |
7,9 m. |
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Power of the mechanisms |
16300 hp. |
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Running speed |
18 knots |
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Cruising range |
2805 miles |
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the crew |
more than 800 people |
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Armament |
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305- mm |
4 |
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152- mm |
12 |
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75- mm |
10 |
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37- mm |
11 |
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Machine guns |
2 |
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The torpedo tubes |
4 |