Russian battleship Imperator Aleksandr III (1901)
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Imperator Aleksandr III (Russian: Император Александр III) was one of five Borodino-class battleships built for the Russian Imperial Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The ship was completed a few months before the start of the Russo-Japanese War in February 1904 and was assigned to the Second Pacific Squadron that was sent to the Far East six months later to break the Japanese blockade of Port Arthur. The Japanese captured the port while the squadron was in transit and their destination was changed to Vladivostok. During the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905, Imperator Alexander III was sunk by Japanese gunfire with the loss of 778 men, her entire crew.
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Russian Empire | |
Name | Imperator Aleksandr III |
Namesake | Tsar Alexander III |
Ordered | 26 April 1899[Note 1] |
Builder | Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg |
Cost | 13,979,000 rubles |
Laid down | 23 May 1900 |
Launched | 3 August 1901 |
Completed | November 1903 |
Fate | Sunk during the Battle of Tsushima, 27 May 1905 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Borodino-class pre-dreadnought battleship |
Displacement | 14,181 long tons (14,409 t) (o/a) |
Length | 397 ft (121 m) (o/a) |
Beam | 76 ft 1 in (23.2 m) |
Draft | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 triple-expansion steam engines |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Range | 2,590 nmi (4,800 km; 2,980 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 782 (designed) |
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