Russian PreDreadnoughts


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Piotr Velikiy Class


Piotr Velikiy / Kreiser / Barrikada The Piotr Velikiy was the first turret battleship of the Russian navy and would outlast most of her successors.

Novgorod Class


Novgorod The Novgorod was the first of Admiral Popovs famous circular battleships.

Vice-Admiral Popov Class


Vice-Admiral Popov The second of Admiral Popovs circular battleships was named after him.

Imperatritsa Ekaterina II Class


Chesma
Georgy Pobiedonosets
Imperatritsa Ekaterina II
Sinop 		The Ekaterinas were heavily armed for their time.

Imperator Alexandr II Class


Imperator Alexandr II / Zarya Svobody
Imperator Nikolai I 		At the moment there is no overview for this class.

Gangut Class


Gangut The Gangut was built as a smaller version of the Imperator Alexandrs.

Dvenadtsat Apostolov Class


Dvenadtsat Apostolov At the moment there is no overview for this class.

Navarin Class


Navarin Navarin was based on the British Trafalgar class. Apart from the German Sachsen class predreadnoughts, Navarin was the only battleship to feature such a funnel arrangement.

Tri Svyatitelya Class


Tri Svyatitelya At the moment there is no overview for this class.

Sissoy Velikiy Class


Sissoy Velikiy Sissoy Velikiy was designed as an improved version of the Navarin, with a new model of 12" gun. She was completed overweight due to the addition of new equipment, but at the time she was the best protected battleship in the Russian fleet.

Admiral Ushakov Class


Admiral Senyavin
Admiral Ushakov
General-Admiral Apraksin 		At the moment there is no overview for this class.

Poltava Class


Petropavlovsk
Poltava
Sevastopol 		At the moment there is no overview for this class.

Rotislav Class


Rotislav At the moment there is no overview for this class.

Peresviet Class


Oslyabya
Peresviet
Pobieda 		At the moment there is no overview for this class.

Retvizan Class


Retvizan Retvizan was built in America as a cost of some £1 million. Compared to other Russian battleships of the time, she was fast and well armoured. She was sunk by Japanese artillery at Port Arthur, then raised and entered the Japanese navy.

Kniaz Potyomkin Tavritcheskiy Class


Kniaz Potyonkin Tavritcheskiy / Panteleimon At the moment there is no overview for this class.

Tsessarevitch Class


Tsessarevitch Tsessarevitch built in France and was intended as a prototype for the Borodinos which would be Russian built.

Borodino Class


Borodino
Imperator Alexandr III
Kniaz Suvorov
Oryol
Slava 		The Borodinos were an improved version of the Tsessarevitch. They carried the same weight of armour, but covering a larger area. Four of the class were lost at the battle of Tsushima.

Ioann Zlatoust Class


Evstafy
Ioann Zlatoust 		At the moment there is no overview for this class.

Andrei Pervozvanny Class


Andrei Pervozvanny
Imperator Pavel I / Republika 		The building of these ships was delayed due to design changes made because of the war with Japan, and construction was already well advanced when the changes were made. Another 6 of the class were originally planned, but the appearance of the dreadnought made them obsolete, and the extra ships were never built.

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