Izumrud-class cruiser
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The Izumrud class were a group of two protected cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy.
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Name | Izumrud class |
Operators | Imperial Russian Navy |
Completed | 2 |
Lost | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Protected cruiser |
Displacement | 3,103 long tons (3,153 t) |
Length | 111 m (364 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft) |
Draught | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
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Propulsion | 3 shafts, 3 triple-expansion steam engines |
Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
Range | 3,790 nmi (7,020 km; 4,360 mi) |
Complement | 350 |
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The two ships Izumrud ("emerald") and Zhemchug ("pearl"), were copies of newly designed cruiser, Novik, that was built at the Schichau yard in Danzig, German Empire. With the prototype purchased copies were soon underway at the Nyevsky Shipyard[1] in St. Petersburg between 1901 and 1904.[2]