Russian cruiser Boyarin

History
Name	Boyarin
Builder	Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark
Laid down	1899
Launched	June 1901
Completed	1902
Commissioned	1 September 1904
Fate	Sunk by mine, 12 February 1904
General characteristics
Type	Light cruiser
Displacement	3,200 long tons (3,251 t)
Length	105.2 m (345 ft)
Beam	12.5 m (41 ft)
Draught	4.88 m (16 ft)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 shaft reciprocating vertical triple-expansion (VTE) steam engines; 16 Belleville coal-fired boilers; 11,500 hp (8,600 kW)
Speed	22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h)
Complement	266
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); • 6 × 120 mm (5 in) guns; • 8 × 47 mm (2 in) guns; • 4 × 37 mm (1 in) guns; • 5 × 381 mm (15 in) torpedo tubes
Armour	list error: <br /> list (help); Belt: 50 mm (2.0 in); Conning tower: 76 mm (3 in)

The Boyarin (Russian: "Nobleman") was a light cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy. It was built by Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen, Denmark. It served in the Russian Pacific Fleet and was sunk by a Russian mine near the entrance to Port Arthur, Manchuria.

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