Izumrud 1904
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Æåì÷óã [Zhemchug] | Nevski Works, St. Petersburg | 27.6.1902 | 9.9.1903 | 10/1904 | interned by Phillippines 3.6.1905-9/1905, sunk 28.10.1914 | ||
| Èçóìðóä [Izumrud] | Nevski Works, St. Petersburg | 27.6.1902 | 22.10.1903 | 10/1904 | wrecked 29.5.1905 |
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Displacement normal, t |
3103 |
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Displacement full, t |
3333 |
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Length, m |
106.0 pp 109.9 wl 110.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
12.8 |
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Draught, m |
5.00 max |
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No of shafts |
3 |
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Machinery |
3 VTE, 16 Yarrow boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
17000 |
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Max speed, kts |
24 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 660 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
2090(10) |
| Armour, mm | Nickel steel; deck: 30 with 50mm slopes, CT: 30 (Krupp steel) |
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Armament |
8 x 1 - 120/43 Canet, 6 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 37/20 Hotchkiss, 3 - 450 TT (aw, 2 beam, 1 stern) |
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Complement |
350 |
Project history: Three-funnelled cruisers resembling the Novik but with three masts. The 4.7in guns were arranged as in Novik, but Zhemchug later had another two added to give a total of eight 4,7in.
Ship protection: The protective deck was 30mm with 50mm slopes and 70mm hoods over the engines, and the CT 30mm.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Izumrud was wrecked 29.5.1905 NE of Vladivostock after Tsushima and Zhemchug was surprised and sunk at Penang by German cruiser Emden with torpedoes and gunfire 28.10.1914.
Izumrud 1914
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