All four ships were built by Crichton Yard, Saint Petersburg, served in the Baltic Fleet and were scuttled in Reval in February 1918 to prevent capture by the Germans.
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kaiman, class, submarine, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2013, le. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Kaiman class were a class of submarines built for the Imperial Russian Navy before World War I They were designed by Simon Lake and built at the W m Crichton amp C o Okhta shipyard in Saint Petersburg The boats had numerous defects resulting in a legal battle between Lake and the Russian Government The boats were impounded in 1910 and rebuilding work took place to remedy some of the defects The boats finally commissioned in 1911 and served in the Baltic Fleet DrakonClass overviewNameKaiman classBuildersW m Crichton amp C o Okhta Saint PetersburgOperators Imperial Russian NavyBuilt1906 1911In commission1911 1918Planned4Completed4Lost4General characteristicsDisplacement409 long tons 416 t surfaced 482 long tons 490 t submerged Length134 ft 6 in 41 0 m Beam12 ft 2 in 3 7 m Draft16 ft 1 in 4 9 m Installed power2 gasoline engines 400 bhp 300 kW 2 electric motors 200 bhp 150 kW Propulsion2 propeller shaftsSpeed8 4 knots 15 6 km h 9 7 mph surfaced 7 5 knots 13 9 km h 8 6 mph submerged Range750 nmi 1 390 km 860 mi at 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph surfaced 24 nmi 44 km 28 mi at 7 knots 13 km h 8 1 mph submerged Test depth90 feet 27 m Complement34Armament2 bow and 2 stern 18 in 457 mm torpedo tubes 2 external Drzewiecki drop collars 1 47 mm 1 9 in deck gunShips editAll four ships were built by Crichton Yard Saint Petersburg served in the Baltic Fleet and were scuttled in Reval in February 1918 to prevent capture by the Germans Ship Laid Down Launched Completed FateKaiman Kajman 1905 1 2 3 November 1907 1911 Scuttled 25 February 1918 at RevalAlligator Alligator 1908Krokodil KrokodilDrakon Drakon 27 June 1908Notes edit Klimovskij S D Podvodnye lodki tipa Kajman Sudostroenie L 1990 Vyp 8 S 64 68 Taras A E Podvodnye lodki Velikoj vojny 1914 1918 Mn Harvest 2003 336 s ISBN 985 13 0976 1 deepstorm ru Tip Kajman proekt S Leka SShA Bibliography editPolmar Norman amp Noot Jurrien 1991 Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies 1718 1990 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 570 1 Stevenson Dr Gene C 1990 Russian Lake Type Submarines and the Baltic War 1914 1916 In Gardiner Robert ed Warship 1990 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 903 4 Watts Anthony J 1990 The Imperial Russian Navy London Arms and Armour ISBN 0 85368 912 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kaiman class submarine amp oldid 1205115251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
