Admiral Ushakov (Admiral Ushakov Class)

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Laid down	22nd October 1892
Launched	27th October 1893
Completed	1896
Commissioned	1897
Fate	Scuttled: 28th May 1905 at Tsushima
Builders	Baltic Navy Yard, St. Petersburg Russia
Complement	406
Dimensions
Displacement	4648 tons
Dimensions	290' x 52' 7"
Draught	18' 7"
Armament
Main guns	4 x 10" (2 x 2)
Secondary guns	4 x 4.7" (4 x 1)
Torpedo tubes	4 x 15" above water
Other weapons	6 x 47mm 18 x 37mm 2 x 64mm field guns
Countermeasures	None
Armour	Belt: 8" - 10" C.T.: 7" Barbettes: 6" Deck: 1" - 2"
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft	None
Flightdeck	None
Hangar	None
Catapults	None
Arrestor system	None
Aviation fuel	None
Electronics Fit
Radar	None
Sonar	None
ECM	None
Other	N/A
Machinery
Engines	4 x boilers 2 x vertical triple expansion
Power output	4250ihp
Speed	16.1kts
Shafts	2
Range	3400NM @ 9kts
Fuel	550 tons coal

The Ushakov was intended to counter German and Swedish coastal battleships in the Baltic. Although intended for shallow waters, she had good seakeeping in blue water too. At Tsushima, she was hit twice below the waterline and once above by Japanese heavy shells on the 27th May 1905 and fell behind the rest of the squadron.

The next day she was surrounded by Japanese armoured cruisers, and being out of ammunition, was scuttled by her own crew. Of the crew, 63 did not survive.

Last altered : 9th September 1999

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