Izmail is a battle cruiser of the Russian Imperial and Soviet Navy, leading in a series of battle cruisers of this type .
| Ishmael | |
|---|---|
 Launch of the hull of the battle cruiser Izmail, June 9, 1915 | |
| Service | |
 Russian empire | |
| Class and type of vessel | Battle cruiser |
| Organization | Baltic Fleet |
| Manufacturer | Baltic factory |
| Construction started | December 6, 1912 |
| Launched | June 9, 1915 |
| Commissioned | Not commissioned |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | 1931 year |
| Status | Disassembled |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 32,500 tons (full) |
| Length | 223.85 m |
| Width | 30.5 m |
| Draft | 8.81 m |
| Reservation | 237 mm - the main armor belt , 125 mm - ends 75-100 mm - the upper belt between the middle and upper decks , 100 mm - traverses , 200-300 mm - towers , cabin: 250 mm (roof) , 300 mm (base) , 400 mm (above the middle deck) |
| Engines | 6 Parsons turbines, 25 Yarrow boilers (16 mixed and 9 oil) |
| Power | 70 000 liters with. (51.5 Mw ) |
| Mover | 4 screws |
| Speed | 28.5 knots (52.8 km / h ) |
| Crew | 42 officers, 33 conductors and 1,100 lower ranks |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 12 × 356 mm, 24 × 130 mm 4 × 47 mm |
| Mine torpedo armament | 6 456 mm SLT |
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Ship History
Ordered according to the “Rapid Reinforcement Program of the Baltic Fleet 1912–1916”, approved by the State Duma on June 6, 1912 in conjunction with the “Navy Draft Law”, which envisages to have two operational and one reserve squadron as part of the BF [1] [2 ] .
Laid down on December 6, 1912 at the Baltic Plant in St. Petersburg . Senior ship builder I.I. Bobrov . It began construction on April 1, 1913 . Launched on June 9, 1915 . Due to the unfavorable economic situation, the construction of the cruiser was difficult, although it was considered the primary task of the plant. By the end of 1916, almost all of the onboard armor was made for Izmail (internal horizontal and reflective reservations were installed on the slipway), in addition, there were eight 356 mm guns coming from England, 2/3 turbines and boilers were also ready [3 ] .
After the February Revolution, the construction of the battlecruiser slowed down at the readiness stage of 65%, and after the October Revolution completely stopped, and the hull of the ship was handed over for long-term storage at the port. After the Civil War , several projects for completing the ship were considered, including those with conversion to an aircraft carrier [3] , but in the fall of 1930 a decision was made to disassemble the ship due to lack of funds. In 1931 - 1932, Izmail was demolished by the Scrap Metal Trust.
The guns intended for Izmail were installed on railway conveyors. One gun remained at the Rzhev marine test site. They took part in the Great Patriotic War .
Notes
- ↑ Shacillo K.F. The last naval program of the tsarist government // Patriotic History. 1994. Domestic history. No. 2, S. 161 - 165.
- ↑ Petrov M.A. Preparing Russia for a World War at Sea / With a foreword by M. Pavlovich . - M-L .: State military publishing house, 1926. - 272 p. - S. 148 - Headquarters of the Red Army. Office for the study and use of the experience of wars. - Circulation 3.000.
- ↑ 1 2 Vinogradov S. E. “Ishmael: the superdreadnought of the Russian Empire” —— Marine Collection, 2001
Literature
- Vinogradov S. E. “Ishmael: The Superdreadnought of the Russian Empire” - Maritime Collection, 2001
- V. Yu. Usov “Line cruisers of the Izmail type” - Shipbuilding, 1986, No. 7 Based on materials from TsGAVMF
- L. A. Kuznetsov “Why didn’t the line cruisers of the Izmail type be completed” - Gangut Collection No. 1
- Taras A. Ships of the Russian Imperial Fleet 1892-1917 - Harvest, 2000. - ISBN 9854338886 .
- Petrov M.A. Preparing Russia for a World War at Sea / With a foreword by M. Pavlovich. - M-L .: State military publishing house, 1926. - 272 p. - The headquarters of the Red Army. Office for the study and use of the experience of wars. - Circulation 3.000.
- Shatsillo K.F. The last naval program of the tsarist government // Patriotic History. 1994.No 2.P. 161–165.