Novgorod 1874
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Новгород [Novgorod] | New Admiralty, St. Petersburg // Nikolayev Admiralty | 13.4.1871 // 10.4.1872 | 2.6.1873 | 1874 | stricken 7.1903 |
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Displacement normal, t |
2491 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
30.8 |
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Breadth, m |
30.8 |
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Draught, m |
4.11 max |
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No of shafts |
6 |
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Machinery |
6 HC, 8 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
3000 |
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Max speed, kts |
6 - 7 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 160 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 480(5) |
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Armour, mm |
wrought iron; sides: 229 - 178, barbette: 229, deck: 70 |
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Armament |
1 x 2 - 279/17 obr. 1867, 2 x 1 - 87/17 4pdr obr. 1867 |
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Complement |
149 |
Project history: Black Sea Fleet. The first of the two famous circular ships intended for the defence of Nikolayev and the Dnepr estuary, Novgorod was built in sections at St Petersburg and assembled at Nikolayev.
Ship protection: The side armour extended from the deck edge 0.5m above wl to 1.4m below, and was 229mm for the upper 0.9m and then 178mm. Hughes backing with heavy iron stringers was used. The deck rose to 1.6m aw and was 70mm thick, while the 229mm barbette extended 2.1m above the deck, and the funnels had 114mm for a height of 0.9m. The hull was heavily wood sheathed with 686mm outside the armour, and was coppered.
Modernizations: 1880s: 2 outer shafts were removed; 2000hp, 5-6kts; + 2 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss
Naval service: No significant events.
Novgorod
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