Volga 1909
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Волга [Volga], 12.1922- 9 Января [9 Yanvarya] | New Admiralty, St. Petersburg | 6.1903 | 10.9.1904 | 3.1909 | TS 10.1922, depot ship 12.1938 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1711 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
70.3 |
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Breadth, m |
11.9 |
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Draught, m |
4.35 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
1600 |
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Max speed, kts |
13.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 160 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1800(9) |
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Armament |
4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 230 mines |
| Complement | 219 |
Project history: Built as mine transport, in a peace time it was supposed to use Volga as lighthouse tender and pilot ship. Ship possessed bad seaworthiness and a low stability.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Since 1938 she was used as depot hulk, in 1944 transferred to mercantile service. Wreck was preserved to this day in port of St. Petersburg.
Volga 1910
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