Originally classified as an armored corvette, General-Admiral was redesignated as a semi-armored frigate on 24 March 1875. She was laid out as a central battery ironclad with the armament concentrated amidships. The iron-hulled ship was not fitted with a ram and her crew numbered approximately 482 officers and men.[2]
General-Admiral was 285 feet 10 inches (87.1 m) long overall. She had a beam of 48 feet (14.6 m) and a draft of 24 feet 5 inches (7.4 m). The ship was designed to displace 4,604 long tons (4,678 t), but displaced 5,031 long tons (5,112 t) as built, an increase of over 400 long tons (410 t).[2]
Propulsion
The ship had a vertical compound steam engine driving a single two-bladed 6.25-meter (20 ft 6 in) propeller. Steam was provided by five cylindrical boilers at a pressure of 4.24 kg/cm2 (416 kPa; 60 psi). The engine produced 4,772 indicated horsepower (3,558 kW) during sea trials which gave the ship a maximum speed around 12.3 knots (22.8 km/h; 14.2 mph). General-Admiral carried a maximum of 1,000 long tons (1,000 t) of coal which gave her an economical range of 5,900 nautical miles (10,900 km; 6,800 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). She was ship-rigged with three masts. To reduce drag while under sail her funnel was retractable and her propeller could be hoisted into the hull.[3]
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russian, cruiser, general, admiral, general, admiral, lead, ship, class, armored, cruisers, built, imperial, russian, navy, early, 1870s, generally, considered, first, true, armored, cruiser, russian, armored, cruiser, general, admiralhistoryrussian, empirenam. General Admiral was the lead ship of her class of armored cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the early 1870s She is generally considered the first true armored cruiser 1 The Russian armored cruiser General AdmiralHistoryRussian EmpireNameGeneral AdmiralNamesakeGrand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of RussiaBuilderSociety of Metal and Mining Works ShipyardLaid down27 November 1870 Note 1 Launched2 October 1873Completed1875RenamedNarova 25 October 1909 25 Oktiabrya 1922ReclassifiedTraining ship 24 March 1906 Minelayer 1909FateScrapped 1953General characteristicsClass and typeGeneral Admiral class armored frigateDisplacement5 031 long tons 5 112 t Length285 ft 10 in 87 1 m Beam48 ft 14 6 m Draft24 ft 5 in 7 4 m Installed power4 772 ihp 3 558 kW Propulsion1 shaft 1 Vertical compound steam engine 5 cylindrical boilersSpeed12 knots 22 km h 14 mph Range5 900 nmi 10 900 km 6 800 mi at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph Complement482 officers and crewmenArmament as build 4 single 8 inch 203 mm 22 guns 2 single 6 inch 152 mm 23 guns 4 single 1 75 inch 44 mm Engstrom guns since 1881 6 single 8 inch 203 mm 22 guns 2 single 6 inch 152 mm 28 guns after 1887 6 single 8 inch 203 mm 30 guns 2 single 6 inch 152 mm 28 guns 6 single 3 4 inch 86 mm guns 8 5 rev 37 millimeter 1 5 in Hotchkiss guns 2 15 inch 381 mm submerged torpedo tubes since 1898 as training ship 4 single 6 inch 152 mm 45 Canet guns 6 single 47 millimeter 1 9 in Hotchkiss guns 2 15 inch 381 mm submerged torpedo tubes since 1911 as minelayer 4 single 75 millimeter 3 0 in 50 Canet gunsArmorBelt 6 in 152 mm Battery 6 in 152 mm Deck 5 in 12 7 mm Contents 1 Design and description 1 1 Propulsion 2 See also 3 Notes 4 Footnotes 5 References 6 External linksDesign and description EditOriginally classified as an armored corvette General Admiral was redesignated as a semi armored frigate on 24 March 1875 She was laid out as a central battery ironclad with the armament concentrated amidships The iron hulled ship was not fitted with a ram and her crew numbered approximately 482 officers and men 2 General Admiral was 285 feet 10 inches 87 1 m long overall She had a beam of 48 feet 14 6 m and a draft of 24 feet 5 inches 7 4 m The ship was designed to displace 4 604 long tons 4 678 t but displaced 5 031 long tons 5 112 t as built an increase of over 400 long tons 410 t 2 Propulsion Edit The ship had a vertical compound steam engine driving a single two bladed 6 25 meter 20 ft 6 in propeller Steam was provided by five cylindrical boilers at a pressure of 4 24 kg cm2 416 kPa 60 psi The engine produced 4 772 indicated horsepower 3 558 kW during sea trials which gave the ship a maximum speed around 12 3 knots 22 8 km h 14 2 mph General Admiral carried a maximum of 1 000 long tons 1 000 t of coal which gave her an economical range of 5 900 nautical miles 10 900 km 6 800 mi at a speed of 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph She was ship rigged with three masts To reduce drag while under sail her funnel was retractable and her propeller could be hoisted into the hull 3 See also EditList of Russian inventionsNotes Edit All dates used in this article are New StyleFootnotes Edit Beeler p 222 a b Watts p 72 Wright pp 44 45References EditBeeler John Francis 1997 British Naval Policy in the Gladstone Disraeli Era San Francisco Stanford University Press ISBN 0 8047 2981 6 Campbell N J M 1979 Russia In Chesneau Roger amp Kolesnik Eugene M eds Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 New York Mayflower Books pp 170 217 ISBN 0 8317 0302 4 Silverstone Paul H 1984 Directory of the World s Capital Ships New York Hippocrene Books ISBN 0 88254 979 0 Watts Anthony J 1990 The Imperial Russian Navy London Arms and Armour ISBN 0 85368 912 1 Wright Christopher C 1972 Cruisers of the Imperial Russian Navy Part I Warship International IX 1 28 52 External links Edit Media related to General Admiral ship 1873 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Russian cruiser General Admiral amp oldid 1124041039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
