Ryurik 1895
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Ðþðèê [Riurik] | Carr & McFerson, St. Petersburg | 31.5.1890 | 3.11.1892 | 16.11.1895 | sunk 14.8.1904 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
10933 |
|
Displacement full, t |
11690 |
|
Length, m |
125.6 pp 130.1 wl 132.6 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
20.4 |
|
Draught, m |
7.90 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 8 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
13250 |
|
Max speed, kts |
18 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 1933 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
6700(10) |
| Armour, mm | steel; belt: 254 - 203, battery bulkheads: 102, shields: 51, deck: 76 - 51, CT: 152 |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 203/33, 16 x 1 - 152/44 Canet, 6 x 1 - 120/43 Canet, 2 x 1 - 63/17 Baranovski, 10 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 12 x 5 - 37/17 Hotchkiss, 6 - 381 TT (aw, 1 bow, 4 beam, 1 stern) |
|
Complement |
683 |
Project history: Although the Riurik caused a considerable stir when first built, she was a thoroughly unsatisfactory design with only half her armament available on the broadside, inadequate protection and poor compartmentation. Riurik was barque-rigged and sheathed and coppered.
Ship protection: The belt was 98m long, 2.1m wide and 254-203mm reduced to 127mm at the lower edge and ending in 254-229mm bulkheads. The 203mm guns in sponsons, the 152mm on the main deck and the 120mm on the upper deck were protected by shields while the heavy 102mmm bulkheads gave some protection to 14 of the 152mm. The armour deck was 51mm over the belt, increased to 76mm at ship ends. CT had 152mm sides and 76mm communication tube.
Modernizations: 1900s: - 4 x 1 - 47/40, 12 x 5 - 37/17; + 10 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss
Naval service: Riurik was sunk 14.8.1904 at Ulsan by 203mm and 152mm shells from the Japanese cruisers.
Riurik
© Ivan Gogin, 2014