Imperator Nikolai I (Imperator Alexandr II Class)

Laid down	8th March 1886
Launched	20th May 1889
Completed	N/A
Commissioned	1891
Fate	Decommissioned: 1918 Sold for scrapping: 1922
Builders	Admiralty Yard, St. Petersburg Russia
Complement	616
Dimensions
Displacement	9672 tons
Dimensions	346' 6" x 67'
Draught	25' 4"
Armament
Main guns	2 x 12" (1 x 2)
Secondary guns	4 x 9"
Torpedo tubes	5 x 15"
Other weapons	8 x 5.9" 4 x 64mm field guns 2 x 37mm Hotchkiss 4 x 7.62mm
Countermeasures	None
Armour	Belt: 4" - 14" Deck: 2.3" C.T.: 5.9" Turret: 5.9" - 10" Casemates: 5.9" - 5.9"
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	None
Machinery
Engines	16 x boilers
Power output	7864ihp
Speed	15.5kts
Shafts	2
Range	4500NM @ 9kts
Fuel	800 tons coal

After suffering heavy casualties at the battle of Tsushima, she surrendered to the Japanese on 15th May 1905. After repairs, she was accepted into Japanese navy service as the Iki, having been turned into an artillery training ship. On 1st May 1915, she was reclassified as a artillery target ship.

Last altered : 10th June 1999

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