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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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