Russian cruiser Zhemchug
Zhemchug | |
| History | |
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| Russian Empire | |
| Name | Zhemchug |
| Builder | Nevski Works, St Petersburg, Russia |
| Laid down | 19 January 1901 |
| Launched | 14 August 1903 |
| Commissioned | 26 July 1904 |
| Fate | Sunk in the Battle of Penang, 28 October 1914 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Izumrud-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,103 long tons (3,153 t) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft) |
| Draught | 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in) |
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| Propulsion | 3 shaft; 3 triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 24.5 knots (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph) |
| Range | 2,090 nmi (3,870 km; 2,410 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 354 officers and crewmen |
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Zhemchug (Russian: Жемчуг, "Pearl") was the second of the two-vessel Izumrud class of protected cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy. She was sunk during World War I by the German light cruiser Emden in the Battle of Penang in 1914.