General-Admiral 1880
Gertsog Edinburgskiy 1892
Onega 1914
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Генерал-Адмирал [General-Admiral], 10.1909- Нарова [Narova], 9.1924- 25 Октября [25 Oktyabrya] | Semyannikov & Poletika Wks (Nevskiy Wks), St. Petersburg | 27.11.1870 | 8.10.1873 | 20.9.1875 | TS 3.1906, minelayer 10.1909, TS 2.1920, minelayer 7.1924, depot ship 6.1937 | ||
| Герцог Эдинбургский [Gertsog Edinburgskiy] (ex-Александр Невский [Alexandr Nevskiy]), 10.1909- Онега [Onega] | Karr & McFerson Wks (Baltic Wks), St. Petersburg | 27.9.1870 | 10.9.1875 | 1877 | TS 3.1906, minelayer 10.1909, hulk 9.1914 |
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Displacement normal, t |
General-Admiral: 5031 Gertsog Edinburgskiy: 4838 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
General-Admiral: 87.1 wl 91.0 oa Gertsog Edinburgskiy: 86.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
14.6 |
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Draught, m |
General-Admiral: 7.01 Gertsog Edinburgskiy: 7.32 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 VC, 12 rectangular boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
General-Admiral: 4470 Gertsog Edinburgskiy: 5222 |
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Max speed, kts |
General-Admiral: 12.3 Gertsog Edinburgskiy: 13.2 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 1000 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
General-Admiral: 2400(8) Gertsog Edinburgskiy: 2800(9) |
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Armour, mm |
wrought iron; belt: 152 - 127, deck: 25 |
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Armament |
6 x 1 - 203/19 obr.1867g, 2 x 1 - 152/23 obr.1867g, 4 x 1 - 87/17 obr.1867g |
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Complement |
490 |
Project history: Iron hulled ships with ram, sheathed and coppered and fully rigged. First armoured cruisers in the world. 203mm guns were placed amidships on the upper deck and 152mm guns below the forecastle and poop.
Ship protection: Complete belt was 2.1m high and 152 - 127mm thick. It was covered by flat 25mm deck. 152mm coaming 1.4m high protected engine room hatch.
Modernizations: 1886, General-Admiral: boilers were replaced by 3 double-ended cylindrical ones
1889, Gertsog Edinburgskiy: - 6 x 1 - 203/19, 2 x 1 - 152/23, 4 x 1 - 87/17; + 4 x 1 - 203/28 obr.1877g, 5 x 1 - 152/25 obr.1877g, 6 x 1 - 87/21 obr.1877g, 10 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss, 3 - 381 TT (aw, 1 bow, 2 beam)
1890, General-Admiral: - 1 x 1 - 152/23, 4 x 1 - 87/17; + 6 x 1 - 87/21 obr.1877g, 1 - 381 TT (aw)
1892, General-Admiral: 2 additional single-ended cylindrical boilers were added, two fixed funnels replaced the original lowering ones; - 6 x 1 - 203/19; + 3 x 1 - 152/23 obr.1867g, 6 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 8 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss
1896, Gertsog Edinburgskiy: boilers were replaced by 4 cylindrical ones, two fixed funnels replaced the original lowering ones.
1910, Narova: - 4 x 1 - 152/23, 6 x 1 - 47/40; + 4 x 1 - 75/48 Canet, 4 x 1 - 7.6/94, 600 mines
1910, Onega: - 4 x 1 - 203/28, 5 x 1 - 152/25, 6 x 1 - 87/21, 10 x 5 - 37/17, 3 - 381 TT; + 4 x 1 - 75/48 Canet, 4 x 1 - 7.6/94, 647 mines
1913, Narova: boilers were replaced by 6 Belleville.
1925, 25 Oktyabrya: - 2 x 1 - 75/48, 2 x 1 - 7.6/94; + 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss AA, mine stowage was decreased to 500.
Naval service: Both ships were interned by Germany 12.4.1918 but returned to Russia in May.
General-Admiral 1890
Gertsog Edinburgskiy 1901
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