Russian cruiser Pamiat Merkuria (1880)

History
Russian Empire
NamePamiat' Merkuria
BuilderSociété Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, Toulon
Laid down1879
Launched10 May 1880
CommissionedMarch 1882
Stricken7 April 1907
General characteristics
TypeCruiser
Displacement2,997 long tons (3,045 t)
Length90 m (295 ft 3 in)
Beam12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
Draught5.97 m (19 ft 7 in)
Propulsion1 shaft horizontal compound steam engine, 6 boilers, 2,450 hp (1,830 kW)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range1,560 nmi (2,890 km)
Complement12 officers and 331 men
Armament
  • 6 × 1 - 152 mm (6 in) guns
  • 4 × 1 - 107 mm (4.2 in) 9-pounder guns
  • 4 × 1 - 47 mm (2 in) guns
  • 4 × 1 - 37 mm (1 in) guns
  • 4 × 381 mm (15.0 in) torpedo tubes

Pamiat' Merkuria (Russian: Память Меркурия) was an unarmored cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy. She was initially named Yaroslavl (Russian: Ярославль), but was renamed on 9 April 1883.