Russian cruiser Admiral Makarov

Admiral Makarov in 1916
History
Russian Empire
Name:	Admiral Makarov
Namesake:	Admiral Stepan Makarov
Builder:	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Laid down:	April 1905
Launched:	28 May 1906
Completed:	April 1908
Fate:	Sold for scrap, 1922
General characteristics
Class and type:	Bayan-class armoured cruiser
Displacement:	7,750 long tons (7,874 t) standard
Length:	449.6 ft (137.0 m)
Beam:	57 ft 6 in (17.5 m)
Draught:	22 ft (6.7 m)
Installed power:	16,500 ihp (12,300 kW)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 VTE steam engines 26 Belleville boilers
Speed:	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement:	568
Armament:	2 × 1 – 203 mm (8 in) guns 8 × 1 – 152 mm (6 in) guns 20 × 1 – 75 mm (3.0 in) guns 4 × 1 – 47 mm (1.9 in) guns 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour:	Krupp armor Waterline belt: 90–175 mm (3.5–6.9 in) Deck: 50 mm (2.0 in) Gun turrets: 132 mm (5.2 in) Casemates: 60 mm (2.4 in) Conning tower: 136 mm (5.4 in)

Admiral Makarov was the second of the four Bayan-class armoured cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the mid-1900s. While initially assigned to the Baltic Fleet, the ship was detached to the Mediterranean several times before the start of World War I in 1914. She was modified to lay mines shortly after the war began. Admiral Makarov laid mines herself during the war and provided cover for other ships laying minefields. The ship fought several inconclusive battles with German ships during the war, including the Battle of Åland Islands in mid–1915. She also defended Moon Sound during the German invasion of the Estonian islands in late 1917. Admiral Makarov was decommissioned in 1918 and sold for scrap in 1922.

Admiral Makarov was 449.6 feet (137.0 m) long overall. She had a maximum beam of 57.5 feet (17.5 m), a draught of 22 feet (6.7 m) and displaced 7,750 long tons (7,870 t). The ship had a crew of 568 officers and men. Admiral Makarov was named in honour of Admiral Stepan Makarov.

The ship had two vertical triple-expansion steam engines with a designed total of 16,500 indicated horsepower (12,304 kW) intended to propel the cruiser at 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). However, during sea trials, they developed 19,320 indicated horsepower (14,410 kW) and drove the ship to a maximum speed of 22.55 knots (41.76 km/h; 25.95 mph). Steam for the engines was provided by 26 Belleville boilers. She could carry a maximum of 1,100 long tons (1,118 t) of coal, although her range is unknown.

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