The Andrei Pervozvanny class were a pair of pre-dreadnought battleships built in the first decade of the twentieth century for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. They were conceived by the
Postcard of Imperator Pavel I underway with the original cage masts
Right elevation and plan from Brassey's Naval Annual 1912. The shaded areas show the ships' armour.
Andrei Pervozanny about 1913
Andrei Pervozanny, 1919
Andrei Pervozvanny was an Andrei Pervozvanny-class predreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the early-1900s. The ship's construction was greatly delayed by design changes a
Andrei Pervozvanny-class battleship
…construction, they were obsolete in concept from the beginning, and even more so when they entered service in 1911. In the first year of World War I, Andrei Pervozvanny and Imperator Pavel I formed the core of the Baltic Fleet. For most of the war they remained moored in the safety of Sveaborg and Helsingfors. Idle…
Andrei Pervozvanny in 1912
Andrei Pervozvanny c. 1912