Russian cruiser Izumrud
| Izumrud | |
| History | |
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| Name | Izumrud |
| Builder | Nevski Yard, Russia |
| Laid down | 1 January 1901 |
| Launched | 1 October 1903 |
| Commissioned | January 1904 |
| Fate | Ran aground near Vladivostok, 29 May 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,103 long tons (3,153 t) |
| Length | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft) |
| Draught | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 3 shafts, triple expansion steam engines 16 Yarrow coal-fired boilers 17,000 hp (13,000 kW) 510 tons coal |
| Speed | 24 kn (44 km/h) |
| Range | 3,790 nmi (7,020 km) |
| Complement | 350 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 6 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns • 6 × 47 mm (2 in) guns • 2 × 37 mm (1 in) guns • 3 × 460 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes |
Izumrud (Russian: "Emerald") was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy. The Izumrud and her sister ship Zhemchug ("Pearl") were based on the German-built Novik. The ship was launched in 1903 and fought in the Russo-Japanese war as part of the Second Pacific Squadron. She used her speed to escape capture at the Battle of Tsushima, however while nearing Vladivostok during the night of 28/29 May, ran aground on the Siberian coast and was abandoned. Her crew reached Vladivostok by land.
References
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860 - 1905
- Tomitch, V. M., Warships of the Imperial Russian Navy (1968)
