Russian cruiser Izumrud
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| Career |  |
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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: |
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: |
• 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: Изумруд "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 under the command of Vasili Fersen. 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)
File:Izumrud moored 01.jpg
Izumrud
