ww1 Russian Navy

Peresvet, Pobeda, Oslyabya The Peresvet class were three pre-dreadnought battleships of the Imperial Russian Navy sent to reinforce newly acquired Port Arthur: The class comprised Peresvet, Pobeda and Oslyabya,all there quite distinctive with their tall, bulky hull, two-storey barbettes and three funnels. In the Pacific Squadron upon completion in 1901-1903 they fought at the Battles … Read more

Armoured Cruiser Ryurik (1892) Imperial Russian Navy, 1890-1904 The Russian pacific cruisers In 1881, the 20-year shipbuilding program, notably for the creation of the Pacific cruiser fleet, went along with the creation of squadrons of seagoing battleships. In grand total, Russia wanted a fleet 30 cruisers strong, with twenty-one light ones, classed as corvettes, nine … Read more

Armoured Cruiser Rurik (1906) Russian Empire The world’s largest cruiser in 1907. Rurik represented the pride of the Russian navy in 1914, before were introduced the first dreadnoughts. Her presence in the Baltic overshadowing the still vivid memory of the crushing defeat and humiliation of 1905. In fact, when she was laid down in August … Read more

WW1 Russian Battleships Russian Empire (1875-1919) – About 50 ships The origins: From ironclads to Coast Defense ships Historically, Russia embraced ironclad technology as soon as it was available, but the development of the first ship, Sevastopol, took some time, after the Crimean War. It started with two conventional frigates which were converted in 1864, … Read more

Borodino class battlecruisers (1915) Russia (1915) Borodino, Izmail, Kinburn, Navarin The First Russian Battlecruisers Artistic rendition of the Borodino, if completed. Among the various capital ships planned by the Russian admiralty during WW1, the Borodino class were certainly among the most impressive. They reached a stage well beyond paper stage: They were actually launched in … Read more

Pervozvanny class Battleships (1908) Russia (1908) – Andrei Pervozvanny, Imperator Pavel I The last Russian pre-dreadnoughts: The Andrei Pervozvanny class were the last Russian Imperial Navy pre-dreadnought battleships, tailored for the Baltic Fleet. They conceptualized by the Naval Technical Committee in 1903 deriving from the Borodino-class battleships but massive displacement and a secondary armament that … Read more

Russian cruiser Novik (1898) Russian Empire – Protected Cruiser A German built cruiser with two lives: The Imperial Russian navy Novik was ordered part of a program intended to boost the newly formed Pacific Fleet. The admiralty wanted a 3000-ton class scout cruiser. Since no yard had experience yet in this field, foreign shipbuilders were … Read more

Borodino class battleships (1901) Russia (1901) Borodino, Knyaz Suvorov, Imperator Aleksander III, Orjol, Slava The Russian battleships of Tsushima Built in a rush to be sent to the newly-acquired Pacific harbour named Port Arthur, on the Chinese coast, the five Borodino class battleships built from 1899 entered service just after the Russo-Japanese war broke out, … Read more

Rostislav: The Russian-build oil-burning battleship Russian Empire It’s unfair to restrict the quality of a ship to a unique characteristic, so to summarize, but four points could help cornering her a little bit. Russian built Lightly armed Oil-burning boilers (world’s first) Slow completion and overweight She was the result of discussions in the admiralty and … Read more

Overview of Russian cruisers development Russian Empire (1875-1919) – About 50 ships Like for other nations, Cruisers were an evolution of 1850s steam frigates. However the first three “Kreisers” (Cruiser) were called so in the early 1880s when the three Variag class wooden screw corvettes were rearmed so. Laid down in 1861, the Askold, Variag … Read more