Petropavlovsk / Marat / Volkhov (Gangut Class)

Laid down	3rd June 1909
Launched	27th August 1911
Completed	N/A
Commissioned	4th November 1914
Fate	Scrapped: 1952
Builders	Baltic Shipyard, St. Petersburg Russia
Complement	As built: 1126 Refitted: 1411
Dimensions
Displacement	25464 tons std 26692 tons max
Dimensions	606' 6" x 88' 2"
Draught	27' 3"
Armament
Main guns	12 x 12" (4 x 3)
Secondary guns	16 x 4.7" (16 x 1)
Torpedo tubes	4 x 18" submerged
Other weapons	As built: 2 x 76mm (1 x 2) Refitted: 2 x 76mm (1 x 2) 6 x 45mm K21
Countermeasures	None
Armour	Belt: 4" - 8.8" C.T.: 6" - 9.8" Barbettes: 7.8" Deck: 1" - 1.5" Turrets: 6" - 7.8"
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	As built: 25 x Yarrow boilers 4 x Parsons steam turbines Refitted: 22 x Yarrow boilers 4 x Parsons steam turbines
Power output	42000shp
Speed	23.4kts
Shafts	4
Range	900NM @ 23kts 4000NM @ 16kts 5000NM @ 10kts
Fuel	3000 tons coal 1170 tons oil

On 18th August 1919, Petroopavlovsk was slightly damaged in an attack by British MTBs at Kronshtadt. Petropavlovsk was renamed Marat on 31st March 1921. Between 1928 and 1931 she was refitted at the Baltic Shipyard, Leningrad, where her superstructure was enlarged, anti-aircraft guns were added, and her boilers converted to oil firing.

In 1937, she represented the Russians at the British Coronation Review. On 23rd September 1941, she was damaged by German aircraft at Kronshtadt and settled in shallow water. Some repairs were made, and she was used as a floating battery.

After the end of the war, she was raised and repairs completed. On 28th November 1950, she was renamed Volkhov and used as an artillery ship.

Last altered : 15th September 1999

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