Almaz had her first keel plate laid down at the Baltic Shipyard on 25 September 1902, in the presence of Tsar Nicholai II, Grand Duke Konstantin and King George I of Greece.[3] She was launched on 2 July 1902, and completed in December that year.
Service history
Almaz was commissioned into the Baltic Fleet in 1903. At the start of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), she was assigned to the Baltic Fleet, and was subsequently transferred to the Second Pacific Squadron, which transited the Suez Canal under the command of Admiral Dmitry von Fölkersam. On 28 May 1905, with most of the ships in the Russian fleet destroyed or captured at the Battle of Tsushima, Almaz was the only major ship to reach Vladivostok after the battle.[4] She returned to the Baltic Fleet after the war, serving as an aviso and temporarily as an imperial yacht in 1908. In 1911, after repairs, she was transferred to the Black Sea Fleet and at the start of World War I was rebuilt as a seaplane tender in 1914, carrying four seaplanes. She was at the Battle of Cape Sarych on 5 November 1914.
However, the crew of Almaz revolted in early 1918, joining the Rumcherod against the authority of the Ukrainian People's Republic and supporting the Odessa Soviet Republic. The ship became the center of a “people marine military tribunal”, where many officers of the former Imperial Russian Navy were imprisoned, tortured and executed. In September 1918, while docked as Sevastopol, Almaz was captured by the White movement forces. In 1920 she was interned at Bizerta with the remainder of Wrangel's fleet.
On 29 October 1924, she was turned over to the Soviet Union by France, and was subsequently sold to a French firm for scrap in 1934.
Layman, R. D. (1989). Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1859–1922. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-210-9.
Watts, Anthony J. (1990). The Imperial Russian Navy. London: Arms and Armour. ISBN0-85368-912-1.
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russian, cruiser, almaz, almaz, russian, Алмаз, literally, diamond, class, cruiser, imperial, russian, navy, built, baltic, shipyard, saint, petersburg, russia, yacht, viceroy, yevgeni, alekseyev, almazclass, overviewoperators, imperial, russian, navypreceded,. Almaz Russian Almaz literally Diamond was a 2nd class cruiser in the Imperial Russian Navy built by Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg Russia 1 as a yacht for Viceroy Yevgeni Alekseyev 2 AlmazClass overviewOperators Imperial Russian NavyPreceded byPamiat MerkuriaSucceeded byNoneBuilt1902 1903In service1903 1934In commission1903 1920Planned1Completed1Scrapped1HistoryRussian EmpireNameAlmaz Russian Almaz NamesakeDiamondOperatorImperial Russian NavyBuilderBaltic Works Saint PetersburgLaid down25 September 1902 Note 1 Launched2 June 1903CompletedDecember 1903ReclassifiedSeaplane tender 1915FateScrapped 1934General characteristicsTypeUnprotected cruiserDisplacement3 285 long tons 3 338 t Length365 ft 8 in 111 5 m o aBeam43 ft 6 in 13 3 m Draught17 ft 3 in 5 3 m Installed power7 500 ihp 5 600 kW Propulsion2 shafts vertical triple expansion steam engines 16 Belleville water tube boilersSpeed19 knots 35 km h 22 mph Complement336Armament4 75 mm 3 in guns 8 47 mm 2 in gunsGeneral characteristics 1915Armament7 120 mm 4 7 in guns 4 76 2 mm 3 in AA gunsAircraft carried4 flying boats Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 Notes 4 Footnotes 5 ReferencesConstruction EditAlmaz had her first keel plate laid down at the Baltic Shipyard on 25 September 1902 in the presence of Tsar Nicholai II Grand Duke Konstantin and King George I of Greece 3 She was launched on 2 July 1902 and completed in December that year Service history EditAlmaz was commissioned into the Baltic Fleet in 1903 At the start of the Russo Japanese War 1904 1905 she was assigned to the Baltic Fleet and was subsequently transferred to the Second Pacific Squadron which transited the Suez Canal under the command of Admiral Dmitry von Folkersam On 28 May 1905 with most of the ships in the Russian fleet destroyed or captured at the Battle of Tsushima Almaz was the only major ship to reach Vladivostok after the battle 4 She returned to the Baltic Fleet after the war serving as an aviso and temporarily as an imperial yacht in 1908 In 1911 after repairs she was transferred to the Black Sea Fleet and at the start of World War I was rebuilt as a seaplane tender in 1914 carrying four seaplanes She was at the Battle of Cape Sarych on 5 November 1914 However the crew of Almaz revolted in early 1918 joining the Rumcherod against the authority of the Ukrainian People s Republic and supporting the Odessa Soviet Republic The ship became the center of a people marine military tribunal where many officers of the former Imperial Russian Navy were imprisoned tortured and executed In September 1918 while docked as Sevastopol Almaz was captured by the White movement forces In 1920 she was interned at Bizerta with the remainder of Wrangel s fleet On 29 October 1924 she was turned over to the Soviet Union by France and was subsequently sold to a French firm for scrap in 1934 Notes Edit All dates used in this article are New StyleFootnotes Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Almaz ship 1903 Mason Herbert B 1908 Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping Chichester House pp 21 Almaz cruiser Pleshakov Konstantin 2002 The Tsar s last armada the epic journey to the Battle of Tsushima New York Basic Books p 64 ISBN 0 465 05791 8 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36883 London 26 September 1902 p 8 Kowner Rotem 2006 Historical Dictionary of the Russo Japanese War The Scarecrow Press ISBN 0 8108 4927 5 page 34References EditRobert Gardiner ed 1979 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 Greenwich Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 8317 0302 4 Gardiner Robert Gray Randal eds 1985 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 Annapolis Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 85177 245 5 Kowner Rotem 2006 Historical Dictionary of the Russo Japanese War The Scarecrow Press ISBN 0 8108 4927 5 Layman R D 1989 Before the Aircraft Carrier The Development of Aviation Vessels 1859 1922 Annapolis MD Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 210 9 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 Russian cruiser Almaz amp oldid 1134775673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
