Russian coast defense ship Gangut (1888)
Gangut
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 Russian Empire
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| Name: | Gangut |
| Namesake: | Battle of Gangut |
| Builder: | New Admiralty Shipyard |
| Laid down: | 29 October 1888 |
| Launched: | 3 July 1893 |
| Completed: | 1894 |
| Fate: | Sank 12 June 1897 |
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| Class and type: | Gangut-class coast defense ship |
| Displacement: | 7,142 tonnes |
| Length: | 84.7 m (277 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 18.9 m (62 ft 0 in) |
| Draught: | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power: | 6000 hp natural, 9500 hp forced |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft VTE steam engines , 8 cylindrical boilers |
| Speed: | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km) |
| Complement: | 521 |
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Gangut (Russian: броненосец "Гангут") was an Imperial Russian coast defense ship named after the Battle of Gangut. This ship was a scaled-down version of the Imperator Aleksandr II-class battleships
The ship was designed as a smaller version of the Imperator Aleksandr II-class battleship on the instruction of Navy Minister Ivan Shestakov. The aim was to have a cheaper vessel able to operate in the shallow water of the Baltic Sea with long range deployment to the Mediterranean and the Far East. The specification was issued in 1887 and the design was approved by the Marine Technical Committee in 1888.
She was built by New Admiralty yard, Saint Petersburg. Construction started on 29 October 1888, and she was launched on 3 July 1893. Completed in 1894, she was 600 tons over her designed displacement which led to an increase in draught and a loss in speed. Her trials were difficult and she had to return to Kronstadt to have repairs after 19 days. Several modernisation schemes to correct the defects were considered but did not proceed due to extensive demands on the Russian shipbuilding industry.
The main armament comprised a single 305-millimetre (12 in) gun in a barbette mounting at the bow. The secondary armament comprised four 229-millimetre (9 in) guns in casemates and four 152-millimetre (6.0 in) guns which were not protected. Anti torpedo-boat armament comprised six 47-millimetre (1.9 in) guns and twelve 37-millimetre (1.5 in) Hotchkiss guns. There were also four 63-millimetre (2.5 in) landing guns and six torpedo tubes. The Russian Navy considered replacing the 305 mm gun with another 229 mm gun to reduce weight. Another plan was to replace the secondary armament with new 152 mm Canet guns and leave the 305 mm gun in place.
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