Poltava / Frunze (Gangut Class)

Laid down	3rd June 1909
Launched	27th June 1911
Completed	N/A
Commissioned	4th December 1914
Fate	Scrapped: 1956
Builders	Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg Russia
Complement	1126
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	2 x 76mm (1 x 2)
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	25 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

In spring 1919, Poltava was moved to the River Neva to defend the city of Petrograd. She became partially sunk in the river due to her poor condition. Throughout the 1920s she was used for spares for the other Ganguts.

On 7th July 1926, Poltava was renamed Frunze. In 1928, work began on repairs, but this was soon stopped and she was converted into a barracks ship. In 1944, she was towed to Kronshtadt.

Last altered : 15th September 1999

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