Russian cruiser Pamiat Azova
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| History | |
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| Russian Empire | |
| Name | Pamiat Azova |
| Builder | Baltic Works, St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Laid down | 1886 |
| Launched | 1 July 1888 |
| Commissioned | 1890 |
| Renamed | Dvina in 1909 |
| Reclassified | torpedo school ship, 1909 |
| Refit | 1904 |
| Fate | Sunk by British torpedo boats, 18 August 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armoured cruiser |
| Displacement | 6,674 t (6,569 long tons) |
| Length | 384 ft 6 in (117.20 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 6 in (17.22 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 10 in (8.18 m) |
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| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement | 640 |
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Pamiat Azova (Russian: Память Азовa) was a unique armoured cruiser built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the late 1880s. She was decommissioned from front line service in 1909, converted into a depot ship and sunk by British torpedo boats during the Baltic Naval War, part of the Russian Civil War.