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File:RUS Sissoi Veliky.jpg The Russian battleship Sissoi Veliky
Builder:	New Admiralty Shipyard Saint Petersburg Russia
Laid down:	May 1892
Launched:	June 1894
Completed:	1896
Commissioned:	1896
Fate:	Scuttled, Battle of Tsushima, 28 May 1905
General Characteristics
Displacement:	10,400 tons
Length:	107.23 m
Beam:	20.73 m
Draught:	7.77 m
Propulsion:	Two Shaft Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) Steam Engines, 12 Bellvile boilers; 8,500 shp
Fuel:	Coal, 1,000 tons
Range:	2,800 miles at 10 knots
Speed:	15.7 knots
Complement:	586
Armament:	4 x 12 inch (305 mm) guns (2 x 2) 6 x 6 inch guns (1 x 6) 12 x 47 mm guns 18 x 37 mm guns 6 x 18 inch torpedo tubes,
Armour:	Nickel steel Armour belt 16-4 inch, deck 3 inch secondary gun battery 5 inch, turrets 12 inch (nickel steel), conning tower 8 inch

The Sissoi Veliky ( Сисой Великий ) was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy. She took part in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. She served in the Baltic Fleet and fought as part of the Second Pacific Squadron in the Russo-Japanese war. The ship was scuttled after sustaining heavy damage at the battle of Tsushima. She survived 12 hits by large caliber shells but was torpedoed by a destroyer which started a major fire.

The Sissoi Veliky was built by the New Admiralty yard, St Petersburg. She was laid down in May 1892, launched June 1894 and completed in 1896. She was scuttled 28 May 1905.

References

From Conway's All the world's Fighting Ships 1860 - 1905

External Links

Article in Russian Language [1]
Article in English [2]

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-|[[New Admiralty Shipyard]], [[Saint Petersburg]] [[Russia]]
+|[[New Admiralty Shipyard]]<br>[[Saint Petersburg]]<br>[[Russia]]
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 |Laid down:
-|[[May]], [[1892]]
+|[[May]] [[1892]]
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 |Launched:
-|[[June]], [[1894]]
+|[[June]] [[1894]]
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 |Completed:
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 |Length:
-|107.23m
+|107.23 [[metre|m]]
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 |Beam:
-|20.73m
+|20.73 m
 |-
 |Draught:
-|7.77m
+|7.77 m
 |-
 |Propulsion:
-|Two Shaft Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) Steam Engines; 12 Bellvile boilers; 8500 shp
+|Two Shaft Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) Steam Engines,<br>12 Bellvile boilers; 8,500 shp
 |-
 |Fuel:
-|Coal, 1000 tons
+|Coal, 1,000 tons
 |-
 |Range:
-|2800 miles at 10 knots
+|2,800 miles at 10 [[knot (speed)|knot]]s
 |-
 |Speed:
-|15.7 [[knot]]s
+|15.7 knots
 |-
 |Complement:
 |586
 |-
-|Armament: (305 mm)
+|Armament:
-| 4-12 inch guns (2x2), <br/>6-6 inch guns (1x6), <br/>12-47mm guns, <br/>18-37mm guns, <br/> 6-18 inch torpedo tubes,
+|4 x 12 [[inch]] (305 [[millimetre|mm]]) guns (2 x 2)<br/>6 x 6 inch guns (1 x 6)<br/>12 x 47 mm guns<br/>18 x 37 mm guns<br/> 6 x 18 inch torpedo tubes,
 |-
 |Armour:
-|'''Nickel steel Armour''' <br/>belt 16-4 inch, <br/>deck 3 inch <br/>Secondary gun battery 5 inch, <br/>turrets 12 inch(nickel steel), <br/>conning tower 8 inch
+|Nickel steel Armour<br/>belt 16-4 inch, <br/>deck 3 inch <br/>secondary gun battery 5 inch, <br/>turrets 12 inch (nickel steel), <br/>conning tower 8 inch
 |}
-The '''''Sissoi Veliky''''' ( '''Сисой Великий''' ) was a [[pre-dreadnought]] [[battleship]] built for the [[Imperial Russian Navy]]. She took part in suppressing the [[Boxer Rebellion]] in China in 1900. She served in the [[Baltic Fleet]] and fought as part of the Second Pacific Squadron in the [[Russo-Japanese war]]. The ship was [[scuttled]] after sustaining heavy damage at the [[battle of Tsushima]], she survived 12 hits by large caliber shells but was torpedoed by a destroyer which started a major fire.
+The '''''Sissoi Veliky''''' ( '''Сисой Великий''' ) was a [[pre-dreadnought]] [[battleship]] built for the [[Imperial Russian Navy]]. She took part in suppressing the [[Boxer Rebellion]] in China in 1900. She served in the [[Baltic Fleet]] and fought as part of the Second Pacific Squadron in the [[Russo-Japanese war]]. The ship was [[scuttled]] after sustaining heavy damage at the [[battle of Tsushima]].  She survived 12 hits by large caliber shells but was torpedoed by a destroyer which started a major fire.
-The ''Sissoi'' was built by the New Admiralty yard St Petersburg, Laid down in May 1892, launched June 1894 and completed in 1896. Scuttled 28 May 1905.
+The ''Sissoi Veliky'' was built by the New Admiralty yard, St Petersburg.  She was laid down in May 1892, launched June 1894 and completed in 1896. She was scuttled 28 May 1905.
 ==References==
-*''From Conway's All the world's Fighting Ships 1860 - 1905''
+* ''From Conway's All the world's Fighting Ships 1860 - 1905''
 ==External Links==
-* Article in Russian Language - http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=102460
+* Article in Russian Language [http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=102460]
-* Article in English - http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aj.cashmore/russia/battleships/sissoyvelikiy/sissoyvelikiy.html
+* Article in English [http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aj.cashmore/russia/battleships/sissoyvelikiy/sissoyvelikiy.html]
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