| Laid down | 15th November 1870 |
| Launched | 26th September 1873 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 15th March 1875 |
| Fate | Arrived for scrapping: 28th July 1944 |
| Builders | Nevski, St. Petersburg Russia |
| Complement | 480 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 4690 tons std 5031 tons max |
| Dimensions | 285' 10" x 48' |
| Draught | 24' |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | As cruiser: 6 x 8"/30 (6 x 1) As minelayer: 4 x 2.9" (4 x 1) |
| Secondary guns | As cruiser: 2 x 6"/28 (2 x 1) As minelayer: 2 x machine guns |
| Torpedo tubes | As cruiser: 2 x 15" above water As minelayer: None |
| Other weapons | As cruiser: 4 x 3.4" 8 x 1pdr As minelayer: 550 mines |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Belt: 5" - 6" |
| 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: 12 x rectangular boilers 1 x vertical compound Refitted: 4 x cylindrical boilers 1 x vertical compound |
| Power output | 4470ihp |
| Speed | 12.3kts |
| Shafts | 1 |
| Range | N/A |
| Fuel | 500 tons coal |
General Admiral was given new boilers and engines in 1892. In 1909 she was converted to a minelayer and renamed Narova on 12th October 1909. On 8th April 1924 she was renamed 25 Oktiabrya. After 1937 she was used as a floating workshop.
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