Russian cruiser General-Admiral

	The Russian armored cruiser General-Admiral
History
Russian Empire
Name	General-Admiral
Namesake	Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
Builder	Society of Metal and Mining Works Shipyard
Laid down	27 November 1870
Launched	2 October 1873
Completed	1875
Renamed	Narova, 25 October 1909; 25 Oktiabrya, 1922;
Reclassified	Training ship, 24 March 1906; Minelayer, 1909;
Fate	Scrapped 1953
General characteristics
Class & type	General-Admiral-class armored cruiser
Displacement	5,031 long tons (5,112 t)
Length	285 ft 10 in (87.1 m)
Beam	48 ft (14.6 m)
Draft	24 ft 5 in (7.4 m)
Installed power	4,772 ihp (3,558 kW)
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 Vertical compound steam engine; 5 cylindrical boilers;
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	5,900 nmi (10,900 km; 6,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	482 officers and crewmen
Armament	- as build -; 4 × single 8-inch (203 mm) /22 guns; 2 × single 6-inch (152 mm) /23 guns; 4 × single 1.75-inch (44 mm) Engstrom guns; - since 1881 -; 6 × single 8-inch (203 mm) /22 guns; 2 × single 6-inch (152 mm) /28 guns; - after 1887 -; 6 × single 8-inch (203 mm) /30 guns; 2 × single 6-inch (152 mm) /28 guns; 6 × single 3.4-inch (86 mm) guns; 8 × 5 rev. 37-millimeter (1.5 in) Hotchkiss guns; 2 × 15-inch (381 mm) submerged torpedo tubes; - since 1898 (as training ship) -; 4 × single 6-inch (152 mm) /45 Canet guns; 6 × single 47-millimeter (1.9 in) Hotchkiss guns; 2 × 15-inch (381 mm) submerged torpedo tubes; - since 1911 (as minelayer) -; 4 × single 75-millimeter (3.0 in) /50 Canet guns;
Armor	Belt: 6 in (152 mm); Battery: 6 in (152 mm); Deck: .5 in (12.7 mm);

General-Admiral was the lead ship of her class of armored cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the early 1870s. She is generally considered the first true armored cruiser.

History
The Russian armored cruiser General-Admiral
Russian Empire
Name	General-Admiral
Namesake	Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
Builder	Society of Metal and Mining Works Shipyard
Laid down	27 November 1870
Launched	2 October 1873
Completed	1875
Renamed	Narova, 25 October 1909 25 Oktiabrya, 1922
Reclassified	Training ship, 24 March 1906 Minelayer, 1909
Fate	Scrapped 1953
General characteristics
Class & type	General-Admiral-class armored cruiser
Displacement	5,031 long tons (5,112 t)
Length	285 ft 10 in (87.1 m)
Beam	48 ft (14.6 m)
Draft	24 ft 5 in (7.4 m)
Installed power	4,772 ihp (3,558 kW)
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 Vertical compound steam engine 5 cylindrical boilers
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	5,900 nmi (10,900 km; 6,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	482 officers and crewmen
Armament	- as build - 4 × single 8-inch (203 mm) /22 guns 2 × single 6-inch (152 mm) /23 guns 4 × single 1.75-inch (44 mm) Engstrom guns - since 1881 - 6 × single 8-inch (203 mm) /22 guns 2 × single 6-inch (152 mm) /28 guns - after 1887 - 6 × single 8-inch (203 mm) /30 guns 2 × single 6-inch (152 mm) /28 guns 6 × single 3.4-inch (86 mm) guns 8 × 5 rev. 37-millimeter (1.5 in) Hotchkiss guns 2 × 15-inch (381 mm) submerged torpedo tubes - since 1898 (as training ship) - 4 × single 6-inch (152 mm) /45 Canet guns 6 × single 47-millimeter (1.9 in) Hotchkiss guns 2 × 15-inch (381 mm) submerged torpedo tubes - since 1911 (as minelayer) - 4 × single 75-millimeter (3.0 in) /50 Canet guns
Armor	Belt: 6 in (152 mm) Battery: 6 in (152 mm) Deck: .5 in (12.7 mm)