Dvenadsat Apostolov was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy, the sole ship of her class. She entered service in 1893 with the Black Sea Fleet, but was not fully ready unti
1893 lithograph of Dvenadsat Apostolov
Plan and left elevation views with the main guns labeled 'A' and the secondary guns as 'D' from the 1900 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships
The Imperator Aleksandr II-class battleships were a pair of predreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1880s. They were intended to counter the small armored ships of the ot
Russian battleship Dvenadsat Apostolov
…t), over 600 long tons (610 t) more than her designed displacement of 8,076 long tons (8,206 t). Her hull form was generally similar to that of the Imperator Aleksandr II class although her ram was 4 feet (1.2 m) longer. The hull was subdivided by eleven transverse and one centerline longitudinal watertight bulkheads and she…
Imperator Aleksandr II
Plan and side view diagram of the Imperator Aleksandr II class. The guns labeled 'C' are 9-inch and 'D' are 6-inch. This shows Imperator Nikolai's torpedo layout
Imperator Nikolai I