Russian cruiser Pallada (1899)
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Pallada was the lead ship in the Pallada class of protected cruisers in the Imperial Russian Navy. She was built in the Admiralty Shipyard at Saint Petersburg, Russia. The new class was a major improvement on previous Russian cruisers, although the armor protection was light.
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Name | Pallada |
Namesake | Pallas (daughter of Triton) |
Builder | Admiralty Shipyard, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Laid down | 1 December 1895 |
Launched | August 1899 |
Fate | Sunk, 8 December 1904 |
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Name | Tsugaru |
Acquired | by Japan as prize of war, 1905 |
Decommissioned | 1922 |
Fate | Expended as target, 1924 |
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Class and type | Pallada-class protected cruiser |
Displacement | 6,731 long tons (6,839 t) |
Length | 126.8 m (416 ft) |
Beam | 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
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Propulsion | 3 shafts; 3 triple-expansion steam engines |
Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Complement | 578 |
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