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[[Image:Askold02.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Russian cruiser |
[[Image:Askold02.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Russian cruiser ''Askold'']] |
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The Russian cruiser '''''Askold (Аскольд)''''' was built for the [[Imperial Russian Navy]] by [[Deutsche Werft]] [[Kiel]], She was launched on 3 March 1900 and served in the [[Russian Pacific Fleet]] during both the [[Russo-Japanese war]] and World War I. She was interned in [[Shanghai]] after the [[Battle of the Yellow Sea]] and became flagship of the Siberian flotilla in 1906. She sailed to the [[Mediterranean]] in 1915 and participated in the [[Battle of Gallipoli|Dardanelles]] operation with Russia's British allies. She was seized by the [[Royal Navy]] after the [[Russian Revolution]] and commissioned as the ''Glory IV''. Returned to the Soviets after the Russian Civil war she was scrapped in Germany in 1922. |
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The ship was named after the legendary [[Varangian]] [[Askold]]. She hed five thin funnels which led British sailors to nickname her Packet of Woodbines after the thin cigarettes smoked by them. |
The ship was named after the legendary [[Varangian]] [[Askold]]. She hed five thin funnels which led British sailors to nickname her ''Packet of Woodbines'' after the thin cigarettes smoked by them. |
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==General Characteristics== |
==General Characteristics== |
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*Range: 5000 nm |
*Range: 5000 nm |
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*Armament: |
*Armament: |
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**12 - 6 inch guns |
**12 - 6 [[inch]] guns |
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**12 - |
**12 - 75 [[millimetre|mm]] guns, |
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**8 - |
**8 - 47 mm guns |
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**2 - |
**2 - 37 mm guns per hour |
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**6 - 15 |
**6 - 15 inch torpedo tubes |
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*Armour: 2-4 inch sloping deck, 6 inch conning tower |
*Armour: 2-4 inch sloping deck, 6 inch conning tower |
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*Crew: 580 |
*Crew: 580 |
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* http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/askold.htm - article in English with extensive photographs |
* http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/askold.htm - article in English with extensive photographs |
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==see also== |
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* [[Protected cruiser]] |
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[[Category:Imperial Russian Navy ships|Askold]] |
[[Category:Imperial Russian Navy ships|Askold]] |
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Revision as of 18:10, 3 July 2007
The Russian cruiser Askold (Аскольд) was built for the Imperial Russian Navy by Deutsche Werft Kiel, She was launched on 3 March 1900 and served in the Russian Pacific Fleet during both the Russo-Japanese war and World War I. She was interned in Shanghai after the Battle of the Yellow Sea and became flagship of the Siberian flotilla in 1906. She sailed to the Mediterranean in 1915 and participated in the Dardanelles operation with Russia's British allies. She was seized by the Royal Navy after the Russian Revolution and commissioned as the Glory IV. Returned to the Soviets after the Russian Civil war she was scrapped in Germany in 1922.
The ship was named after the legendary Varangian Askold. She hed five thin funnels which led British sailors to nickname her Packet of Woodbines after the thin cigarettes smoked by them.
General Characteristics
- Displacement: 5910 tons full load
- Length: 131.2 m
- Beam: 15m
- Draught: 6.2 m
- Machinery: 3 shaft Triple expansion steam engines, 9 Shultz-Thonycroft Boilers - 19,650 hp
- Speed: 23.8 knots
- Range: 5000 nm
- Armament:
- Armour: 2-4 inch sloping deck, 6 inch conning tower
- Crew: 580
References
- http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=102480 - article in Russian Language
- http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/askold.htm - article in English with extensive photographs