Gangut (Gangut Class)


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Laid down 20th May 1889
Launched 6th October 1890
Completed N/A
Commissioned July 1894
Fate Sunk:
12th June 1897 in Viborg Bay, Baltic Sea
Builders New Admiralty Yard, St. Petersburg
Russia
Complement 521
Dimensions
Displacement 6592 tons
Dimensions 289' 7" x 62'
Draught 21'
Armament
Main guns 1 x 12"
Secondary guns 4 x 9" (4 x 1)
Torpedo tubes 6 x 15"
Other weapons 4 x 5.9"
4 x 4pdr
4 x 47mm
2 x 64mm field guns
4 x 37mm Hotchkiss
Countermeasures None
Armour Belt: 12" - 15.9"
C.T.: 5.9"
Turret: 9"
Deck: 1.2" - 2.4
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 6000ihp
Speed 14kts
Shafts 2
Range 3500NM @ 10kts
Fuel 552 tons coal

Gangut struck an uncharted rock 1 mile off the coast and sank in 80 minutes. There were several unsuccessful attempts to raise her up to 1914. In 1988 she was rediscovered and has become popular with divers.

Last altered : 15th June 1999

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