Soya 1907
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 宗谷 [Soya] (ex-Âàðÿã [Variag]) | Cramp, Philadelphia, USA | 9.1898 | 31.10.1899 | 15.1.1901 // 1907 | to Russia 4.1916 (Âàðÿã [Variag]) |
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Displacement normal, t |
6500 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
129.8 |
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Breadth, m |
15.9 |
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Draught, m |
6.30 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 4-cyl VTE, 30 Niclausse boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
21000 |
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Max speed, kts |
23.2 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 1250 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(10) |
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Armour, mm |
deck: 76 - 38, ammunition hoists: 38, CT: 152 - 76 |
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Armament |
12 x 1 - 152/43 Canet, 10 x 1 - 75/48 Canet, 2 x 1 - 47/30 21/2pdr Hotchkiss, 2 - 381 TT (beam) |
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Complement |
580 |
Project history: Russian Varyag, sank in shallow water 9.2.1905 after hits from Japanese cruisers off Inchon, Korea. She was raised 8.8.1905, repaired at Yokosuka NYd and became training ship.
Ship protection: Protective deck had 38mm flat and 76mm slopes. Ammunition hoists had 38mm protection, CT had up to 152mm sides.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In March 1916 Soya was sold and 5.4.1916 transferred to Russia as Variag.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014