Asia - a sailing and steam cruiser of the Russian Imperial Navy . Originally the American ship " Columbus " ( Eng. Columbus ), built in 1873 at the shipyard of William Crump.
| "Asia" The Caucasus (since October 1912) | |
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| Service | |
 Russia | |
| Class and type of vessel | Cruiser |
| Port of registry | Kronstadt |
| Manufacturer | Kramp Shipyard (Philadelphia, United States) |
| Launched | September 1873 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | August 6, 1911 |
| Status | Cut to metal |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2449 t |
| Length | 82.35 m (waterline) |
| Width | 10.7 m |
| Draft | 4.27 / 5 m |
| Engines | 1 vertical steam engine , 4 boilers, clipper sailing weapons |
| Power | 1200 indicator liters from. |
| Mover | one |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.1 km / h ) |
| Sailing range | 9600 nautical miles |
| Crew | 11 officers and 207 sailors |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 3 × 152 mm 5 × 107 mm 4 × 25.4 mm Palmcranz card racks, 2 × 44.5 mm Engstrem guns |
| Mine torpedo armament | 1 torpedo tube; 24 mines pole and towed mines |
Content
- 1 Service History
- 2 Cruiser Commanders
- 3 Famous people who served on the cruiser
- 4 References
Service History
Since 1874 he worked on the line between New York and Havana , was considered one of the best steamboats.
In May 1878, it was acquired by the Russian government for 275 thousand dollars for subsequent conversion into a cruiser. On May 29 of the same year, the ship was named Asia.
Overhauled in Philadelphia: redone the layout of the interior, dismantled the machine compound, replaced all the main boilers, increased the capacity of the coal pits, installed the outer keel.
In December 1878, in 12 days, he made the transition from the United States to Europe. In the summer of 1879 he arrived in Kronstadt to install weapons.
October 18, 1879 left Kronstadt to the Far East.
Since February 1, 1892 - a cruiser of the 2nd rank.
In 1898, a major overhaul of the machine was carried out (capacity increased to 2700 liters. From.). In 1901, overhaul with the installation of 4 new steam boilers. Since March 1906, a messenger ship.
On August 16, 1911, he was excluded from the lists of the fleet and transferred to the Committee of Marine Excursions .
In October 1912 it was transferred under the name “ Caucasus ” to the Russian Rescue Joint-Stock Company. In 1913, transferred to the Fleet Renovation League .
With the outbreak of World War I, on September 11, 1914, he was enlisted in the Baltic Fleet as a transport as part of the Björke Water District Guard. He was later transferred to the Mine Training Unit, armed with two 47-mm guns. In the spring of 1916, two three-pipe torpedo tubes were installed for training torpedo shooting.
In May 1918, deposited at the port.
In September 1923 it was sold for cutting to metal.
Cruiser Commanders
- November 18, 1878 - September 10, 1879 - Captain-Lieutenant Avelan, Fyodor Karlovich
- xx.xx.xxxx - xx.xx.xxxx - lieutenant commander Nolken
- xx.xx.1888 - xx.xx.xxxx - 2nd-Class Captain Davydov, Sergey Nikolaevich
- April 2, 1895 - December 6, 1896 - Captain of the 2nd rank Jessen, Karl Petrovich
- хх.хх.1902 - September 20, 1904 - 2nd rank captain Schwank, Alexei Fedorovich
- хх.хх.1904 - хх.хх.1906 - captain of the 2nd rank A. A. Bazhenov
Famous people who served on the cruiser
- Virenius, Andrey Andreevich
- Durnovo, Pavel Petrovich
- Kossovich, Joseph Vasilievich
- Lindstrom, Vladimir Vladimirovich
- Nilov, Konstantin Dmitrievich
- Rodionov, Alexander Andreevich
- Saks, Nikolai Alexandrovich
- Stepanov, Pavel Gavrilovich
- Fersen, Vasily Nikolaevich
- Chukhnin, Grigory Pavlovich
- Shulgin, Grigory Ivanovich